Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 26 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Wed, Dec 9, 2020, 12:08 AM AKST (09:08 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 21 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-09 09:08:17 UTC
Depth
62.1 km (38.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.653° N, 152.237° 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
42

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.558 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.115 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 83 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.752 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 85 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.161 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 133 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.465 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 143 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.859 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 152 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.863 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 144 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.761 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 103 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.863 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 117 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.070 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 101 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.770 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 119 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 109 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.532 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 71 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.956 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 106 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.9Southern Alaska · 2121 days ago · 161 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.641 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 132 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2121 days ago · 99 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.659 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.371 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 123 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2121 days ago · 92 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.566 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 89 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.533 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.626 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 121 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.77 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 70 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.666 km WNW of Nanwalek, AK · 2120 days ago · 99 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.527 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 71 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.245 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 73 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.157 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 105 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.514 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 63 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.758 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 137 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.842 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 124 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.754 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 95 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.768 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 111 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.335 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 140 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.842 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 136 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.748 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 94 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, AK · 2119 days ago · 96 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.060 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.768 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.745 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 3.153 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 107 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.544 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 84 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.930 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 75 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.634 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 69 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 3.353 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 125 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  47. 1.728 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.044 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 95 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.718 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 66 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.656 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.364 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 101 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.951 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 88 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.855 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 103 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.375 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.058 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 98 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.850 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.660 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 95 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.636 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.917 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 80 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 107 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.671 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.649 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 83 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.767 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 111 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.941 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 82 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 136 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.069 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 101 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.670 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.655 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 92 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.174 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.023 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 73 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.725 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2124 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.249 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 121 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.510 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.620 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.628 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.865 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.640 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.056 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 144 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.749 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 87 km deep · 34 km away

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