Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 79 km N of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 79 km N of Aleneva, Alaska on Tue, Aug 18, 2020, 11:39 AM AKDT (19:39 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 38 km WNW of Nanwalek, 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
2020-08-18 19:39:28 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.762° N, 152.687° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.480 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.768 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 63 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.577 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.552 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.663 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 104 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.938 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  7. 3.863 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 90 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  8. 1.568 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.546 km WSW of Nanwalek, AK · 2231 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.543 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.567 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.552 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.581 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 72 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.924 km WNW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.595 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 91 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.661 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 91 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.133 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.695 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.680 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.593 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.121 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.179 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.756 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.065 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.047 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.657 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.875 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.561 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.764 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.162 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 105 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.639 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 76 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.640 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 115 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.557 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.232 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.373 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 3.78 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 12
  38. 2.861 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 70 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.816 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.862 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 99 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.157 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 107 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.540 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.558 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 95 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.661 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.850 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.871 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.417 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.566 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 102 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.570 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 63 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.558 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 117 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.368 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.358 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 55 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.968 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.658 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.862 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.888 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.090 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.945 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.623 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.655 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 1.732 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.174 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 66 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.061 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.175 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.260 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 122 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.851 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.940 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.581 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 66 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.264 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.911 km W of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.460 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.747 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.858 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.654 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.867 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 89 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.656 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.648 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.954 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.153 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.746 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away

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