Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 42 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 42 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Sun, Feb 8, 2026, 11:08 PM AKST (08:08 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 31 km NE of Sterling, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-09 08:08:34 UTC
Depth
83.9 km (52.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.062° N, 151.919° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.1 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.60
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 175 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.959 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 238 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.733 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 238 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.331 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 238 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.911 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 237 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.710 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 237 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.76 km SW of Kenai, Alaska · 237 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.650 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 237 days ago · 89 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.833 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 237 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.356 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 237 days ago · 98 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.651 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 237 days ago · 82 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.818 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 236 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.827 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 236 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.634 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 236 days ago · 81 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.953 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 236 days ago · 91 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.625 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 236 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.872 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 236 days ago · 123 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.617 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 236 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.013 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 236 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.83 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 235 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.917 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 235 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.060 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 235 days ago · 97 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.628 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 235 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.782 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 235 days ago · 129 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.766 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 235 days ago · 129 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.811 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 235 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.013 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 235 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.536 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 235 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.911 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 235 days ago · 61 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.125 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 234 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 3.631 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 234 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 13
  31. 2.516 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 234 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.870 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 234 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.670 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 234 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.926 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 234 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.837 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 233 days ago · 89 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.811 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 233 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.545 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 233 days ago · 96 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.56 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 233 days ago · 72 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.348 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 233 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.733 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 232 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.626 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 232 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.611 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 232 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.550 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 232 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.763 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 232 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.575 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 232 days ago · 158 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.644 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 232 days ago · 78 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.813 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 231 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.919 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 231 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.722 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 231 days ago · 77 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.823 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 231 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.89 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 231 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.517 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 231 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.013 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 230 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.78 km ENE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 230 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.826 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 230 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.925 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 230 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.818 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 230 days ago · 72 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.72 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 229 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.085 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 229 days ago · 166 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.616 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 229 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.941 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 238 days ago · 116 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.751 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 238 days ago · 97 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.654 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 239 days ago · 100 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.738 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 239 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.972 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 239 days ago · 131 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.566 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 239 days ago · 114 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.724 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 239 days ago · 79 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.926 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 239 days ago · 78 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.550 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 239 days ago · 96 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.723 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 239 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.629 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 239 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 239 days ago · 112 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.814 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 239 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.72 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 240 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.041 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 240 days ago · 97 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.938 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 240 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.468 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 240 days ago · 129 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.119 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 240 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.817 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 240 days ago · 75 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.620 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 240 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026cufnil. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:17 AM UTC.