M1.5 earthquake 85 km E of Cantwell, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sun, Aug 9, 2020, 10:47 PM AKDT

UTC

2020-08-10 06:47:37 UTC

Depth

75.6 km (47.0 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

63.318° N, 147.245° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

44

• Fort Greely, AlaskaPopulation 539. Forecast104 kmSW
• Badger, AlaskaPopulation 19,482. Forecast165 kmS
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast271 kmNNE

After

1. 2.260 km SW of Delta Junction, AlaskaSun, Aug 16, 1:58 PM AKDT · 2238 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.7Central AlaskaFri, Aug 21, 5:13 PM AKDT · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.227 km ENE of McKinley Park, AlaskaFri, Aug 21, 7:57 PM AKDT · 2232 days ago · 100 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.837 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Aug 25, 3:23 AM AKDT · 2229 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.960 km E of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Aug 25, 8:59 PM AKDT · 2228 days ago · 75 km deep · 25 km away
6. 2.082 km E of Cantwell, AlaskaWed, Aug 26, 12:44 PM AKDT · 2228 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
7. 1.713 km NNW of Cantwell, AlaskaSat, Aug 29, 5:22 PM AKDT · 2224 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.538 km ESE of McKinley Park, AlaskaSun, Aug 30, 2:30 PM AKDT · 2224 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
9. 2.163 km E of Cantwell, AlaskaSun, Aug 30, 7:03 PM AKDT · 2223 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
10. 1.648 km ENE of Cantwell, AlaskaMon, Aug 31, 2:48 AM AKDT · 2223 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
11. 1.570 km ESE of McKinley Park, AlaskaTue, Sep 1, 10:10 AM AKDT · 2222 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
12. 1.726 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaSat, Sep 5, 2:24 AM AKDT · 2218 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.751 km ESE of McKinley Park, AlaskaSun, Sep 6, 1:12 PM AKDT · 2217 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.566 km WSW of Paxson, AlaskaWed, Sep 9, 11:02 AM AKDT · 2214 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
15. 2.066 km WSW of Paxson, AlaskaWed, Sep 9, 11:12 AM AKDT · 2214 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
16. 1.815 km E of Healy, AlaskaThu, Sep 10, 6:14 AM AKDT · 2213 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
17. 2.313 km SE of McKinley Park, AlaskaThu, Sep 10, 9:51 PM AKDT · 2212 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
18. 2.216 km ENE of McKinley Park, AlaskaSun, Sep 13, 9:39 AM AKDT · 2210 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
19. 1.754 km S of Cantwell, AlaskaWed, Sep 16, 3:26 AM AKDT · 2207 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.734 km SE of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Sep 17, 10:18 PM AKDT · 2205 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
21. 1.854 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, AlaskaSat, Sep 19, 2:55 PM AKDT · 2204 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
22. 1.679 km ESE of McKinley Park, AlaskaSun, Sep 20, 4:53 PM AKDT · 2202 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
23. 1.753 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Sep 22, 8:12 AM AKDT · 2201 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
24. 2.546 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaWed, Sep 23, 3:34 AM AKDT · 2200 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
25. 4.011 km NNE of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 10:23 AM AKDT · 2199 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 20
26. 1.89 km NNE of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 10:25 AM AKDT · 2199 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
27. 1.69 km NE of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Sep 24, 10:26 AM AKDT · 2199 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
28. 2.810 km NNE of Cantwell, AlaskaFri, Sep 25, 5:43 AM AKDT · 2198 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
29. 1.624 km E of McKinley Park, AlaskaFri, Sep 25, 8:57 PM AKDT · 2197 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
30. 2.438 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaSat, Sep 26, 6:09 AM AKDT · 2197 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
31. 3.16 km SW of McKinley Park, AlaskaSun, Sep 27, 1:22 AM AKDT · 2196 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 9
32. 1.812 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Sep 29, 10:57 AM AKDT · 2194 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
33. 2.171 km ESE of Cantwell, AlaskaWed, Sep 30, 3:26 AM AKDT · 2193 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
34. 2.110 km NNE of Cantwell, AlaskaSun, Oct 4, 5:47 AM AKDT · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
35. 1.549 km N of Lake Louise, AlaskaSun, Oct 4, 4:02 PM AKDT · 2188 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
36. 1.969 km S of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Oct 6, 10:24 AM AKDT · 2187 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 1.578 km WNW of Lake Louise, AlaskaFri, Aug 7, 9:45 PM AKDT · 2246 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.667 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Aug 6, 1:26 AM AKDT · 2248 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
3. 1.951 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Aug 4, 8:59 AM AKDT · 2250 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
4. 1.735 km NW of Lake Louise, AlaskaMon, Aug 3, 12:47 PM AKDT · 2251 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
5. 1.812 km N of Cantwell, AlaskaSun, Aug 2, 1:27 AM AKDT · 2252 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
6. 2.369 km E of McKinley Park, AlaskaTue, Jul 28, 4:29 AM AKDT · 2257 days ago · 77 km deep · 37 km away
7. 2.059 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaMon, Jul 27, 2:34 AM AKDT · 2258 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
8. 1.556 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, AlaskaSun, Jul 19, 6:35 PM AKDT · 2265 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.546 km NNW of Paxson, AlaskaFri, Jul 17, 8:08 PM AKDT · 2267 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
10. 1.624 km E of McKinley Park, AlaskaFri, Jul 17, 5:21 PM AKDT · 2267 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.565 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Jul 16, 9:50 AM AKDT · 2269 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
12. 2.17 km NNE of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Jul 16, 8:54 AM AKDT · 2269 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.59 km NNE of Cantwell, AlaskaMon, Jul 13, 6:35 AM AKDT · 2272 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.565 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaMon, Jul 13, 1:15 AM AKDT · 2272 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020a8wp5en. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC.