Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 85 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 85 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Oct 4, 2020, 2:53 PM AKDT (22:53 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 47 km NE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-04 22:53:19 UTC
Depth
20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.197° N, 164.472° 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.

Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.949 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.029 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.869 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 55 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.998 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.811 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.933 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.9122 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.5127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.743 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.483 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.780 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.722 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 96 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.278 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.330 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 157 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.795 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.624 km S of False Pass, AK · 2180 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.537 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.794 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.835 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.058 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 89 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.0119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.845 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.529 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.699 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 3.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.991 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 4.371 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.568 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.692 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.9133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.6109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.798 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 3.747 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.951 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.663 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.021 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 3.780 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.587 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.178 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.583 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.971 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 59 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 3.242 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 92 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 70 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 4.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.864 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.031 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 3.074 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.723 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 4.547 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 120 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 3.374 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.073 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.886 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 1.833 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.826 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.724 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.928 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.235 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.931 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.326 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.821 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.526 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.741 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.568 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.998 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.196 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 52 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.696 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.282 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.292 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.677 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.7150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away

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