Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 8:30 PM AKST (05:30 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 47 km W of Nanwalek, 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
2020-11-24 05:30:25 UTC
Depth
60.1 km (37.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.764° N, 151.900° 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
21

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 182 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 73 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.06 km S of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 73 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.650 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.938 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 70 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.330 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 128 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.866 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 146 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.548 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 100 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.54 km N of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.650 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.865 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.68 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 76 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.545 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.620 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 65 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.051 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 119 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.014 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.450 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 99 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.058 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 110 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.969 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 88 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.811 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.548 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.263 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.143 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 73 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.647 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.723 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.634 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.765 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 110 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.730 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.643 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.722 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.049 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.776 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.755 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 87 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.518 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 70 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.86 km WSW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.548 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.072 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.349 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 90 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.856 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 93 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.757 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.54 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 71 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.556 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 91 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.529 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.764 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 105 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.666 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 97 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.748 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 95 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.164 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 132 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.511 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 81 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.860 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 141 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.664 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 106 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.660 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 96 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.368 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 116 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 110 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 3.213 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.345 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 132 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.326 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 124 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.862 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 138 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.774 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 129 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.134 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.350 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 109 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.145 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 131 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.048 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 130 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.372 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 135 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.527 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 65 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.944 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.066 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 111 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.566 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 104 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.57 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.549 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.863 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.039 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 130 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.843 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 80 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.646 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 120 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.039 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 90 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.171 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.916 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.97 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 63 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.88 km NNW of Kachemak, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 57 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.554 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 137 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.931 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 74 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020f46ytyd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.