Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, May 14, 2020, 2:15 PM AKDT (22:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 42 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-14 22:15:20 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.663° N, 148.319° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.641 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.033 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.610 km NE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.824 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 101 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.68 km SE of Salcha, AK · 2321 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.129 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.510 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.939 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.69 km NE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 112 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.623 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.07 km N of Healy, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.243 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.920 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.113 km SSW of Badger, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.619 km SSW of Badger, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.89 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.525 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.711 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.939 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.57 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.722 km ENE of Anderson, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.6Central Alaska · 2294 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 3.024 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.64 km WSW of College, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.014 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 3.242 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 13
  28. 1.623 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.521 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.540 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.621 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.65 km NNW of North Pole, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 39
  33. 1.729 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.835 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 108 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.620 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.619 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.914 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.519 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.86 km W of Nenana, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.819 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.411 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.821 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.77 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.229 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.8Central Alaska · 2347 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.6Central Alaska · 2349 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.120 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.616 km NNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.818 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 97
  13. 1.521 km NNE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.410 km WSW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02067mqnat. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC.