Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Wed, Jan 8, 2020, 2:07 AM AKST (11:07 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 47 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-08 11:07:09 UTC
Depth
114.9 km (71.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.133° N, 152.108° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 157.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020dew2dq. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.