Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 76 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 76 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Nov 7, 2020, 3:08 AM AKST (12:08 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 67 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-07 12:08:16 UTC
Depth
62.4 km (38.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.722° N, 164.849° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.831 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.646 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.924 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.849 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.999 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.1106 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.160 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 75 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.3166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.877 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 60 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.875 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.7110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.940 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.2121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.2100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.960 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 80 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.198 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.8101 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 3.6104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.6115 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.6113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.670 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 43 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.724 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 3.829 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.677 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.175 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 4.067 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.756 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.5111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 3.693 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.791 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 3.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 3.823 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.090 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 3.264 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.866 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.7137 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.786 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.732 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 3.2163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, AK · 2128 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.280 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.024 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.970 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 3.378 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.978 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.812 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.813 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 3.8116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.867 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 3.568 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.063 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.975 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.756 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.992 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.573 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.085 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.666 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 3.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 2.193 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.970 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.886 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.531 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.073 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 47 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.976 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.175 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.188 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.374 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.547 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 120 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.723 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.074 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.864 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.272 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.5139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020ec6v8d0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.