Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Fri, Aug 7, 2020, 2:54 AM AKDT (10:54 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 20 km SSE of Minto, 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
2020-08-07 10:54:28 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.736° N, 150.995° 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Central Alaska · 2242 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.846 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.821 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.124 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.821 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.920 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.816 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.131 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 38 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.630 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.931 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.628 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.228 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.762 km NNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.731 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.82 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.868 km NE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.822 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.815 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.637 km SE of Tanana, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.827 km NNW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.911 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.931 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.929 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.346 km NE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 11
  4. 1.723 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.820 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.665 km SW of Tanana, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.530 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.627 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.628 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.530 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 9
  11. 1.823 km SE of Tanana, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.660 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.444 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.633 km SE of Tanana, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.914 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020a40ibli. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.