Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska on Sun, Jul 5, 2020, 1:57 AM AKDT (09:57 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 14 km NW of Nikiski, 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
2020-07-05 09:57:50 UTC
Depth
43.9 km (27.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.106° N, 150.026° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.018 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.75 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.313 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.118 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 59 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.826 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.83 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 54 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.17 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.317 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.821 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.541 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.019 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.63 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.510 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.635 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2272 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.112 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.942 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.441 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.511 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.515 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.515 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.943 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.716 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.630 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.316 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.615 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.221 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.725 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.730 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.56 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.44 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.914 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 62
  32. 1.915 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.233 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.02 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.05 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.26 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.116 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.614 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.98 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 3.47 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 99
  41. 2.99 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 82
  42. 3.05 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.66 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.78 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.04 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.74 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.130 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.8Southern Alaska · 2260 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 10
  49. 1.921 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.68 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.68 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.519 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.715 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.57 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.77 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.77 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.120 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.318 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.29 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.522 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 2.211 km S of Hope, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.627 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.89 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.84 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.511 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.015 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.110 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.13 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 51 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.68 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.125 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.213 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.733 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.93 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.15 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.53 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.65 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 45 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 218
  17. 2.019 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.831 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.58 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.09 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away

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