Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 54 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 54 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 9:59 PM AKST (06:59 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 41 km NNE of Petersville, 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
2020-11-20 06:59:30 UTC
Depth
65.9 km (40.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.926° N, 148.616° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.050 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.956 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 91 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.874 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.674 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.737 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.554 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.573 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.636 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.247 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.668 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.58 km SE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.767 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.030 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.948 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.578 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.745 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 90 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.547 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.768 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 65 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.646 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.912 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.640 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.169 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.648 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.547 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.643 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.528 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.718 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 93 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.555 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 78 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.656 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 69 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.053 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.655 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.465 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.148 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.753 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.613 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.331 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.741 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.212 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.259 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.534 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.511 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.266 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 3.367 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 76 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.513 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.669 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 63 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.677 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 58 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.034 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 75 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.574 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.552 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.56 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 48 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.530 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.856 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 88 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.164 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.844 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.576 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 115 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 3.741 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.530 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 75 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.770 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 118 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.761 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 66 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 123 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.642 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.849 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 65 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.632 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.663 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.868 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.969 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.614 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.034 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.939 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.764 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.916 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.663 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 103 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.948 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.641 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.687 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.623 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 76 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.150 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.575 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.643 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 101 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.853 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away

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