Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sun, Apr 26, 2020, 11:37 AM AKDT (19:37 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 36 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, 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
2020-04-26 19:37:14 UTC
Depth
19.7 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.781° N, 148.982° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.758 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.8Central Alaska · 2348 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.655 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.229 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.77 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.821 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.411 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.819 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.86 km W of Nenana, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.519 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.8Central Alaska · 2332 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.138 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.2Central Alaska · 2330 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.819 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.641 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.033 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.129 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.510 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.939 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.623 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.07 km N of Healy, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.243 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.920 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.113 km SSW of Badger, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.619 km SSW of Badger, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.525 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.939 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.57 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.722 km ENE of Anderson, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.6Central Alaska · 2295 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 3.024 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.64 km WSW of College, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 3.836 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 24
  34. 2.014 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 3.242 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 13
  36. 1.623 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.521 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.540 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.120 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.616 km NNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.818 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 97
  4. 2.410 km WSW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.614 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.915 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.09 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.530 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.86 km SSE of North Pole, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.58 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.66 km NNW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.822 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.6Central Alaska · 2368 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.44 km W of College, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.36 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.534 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.57 km NE of Fox, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.712 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.5Central Alaska · 2373 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.222 km ENE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0205dtesv2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.