Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sun, Jan 12, 2020, 3:03 PM AKST (00:03 UTC), 70 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 50 km NNE of Chase, 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
2020-01-13 00:03:37 UTC
Depth
70.2 km (43.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.978° N, 149.201° 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: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.226 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 113 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 125 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 111 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.74 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.512 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.722 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.755 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 113 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.473 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.862 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.111 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.820 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.935 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.267 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.536 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.069 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 98 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.541 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 101 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.070 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 18
  18. 1.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 102 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.645 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 77 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.344 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.179 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.756 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.533 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.572 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 117 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.666 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 132 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.523 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.976 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.262 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 131 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.262 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 128 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.759 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 73 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.273 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 120 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.620 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.620 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.664 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 126 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.239 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 197 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.910 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.547 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 87 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.537 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 83 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.643 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 122 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.454 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 73 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.9Central Alaska · 2441 days ago · 126 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 111 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.670 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.0Central Alaska · 2439 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.663 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 131 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.58 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.150 km SW of Cantwell, AK · 2438 days ago · 91 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.852 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.965 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 130 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.565 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 127 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.910 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.663 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 122 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.838 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 78 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 3.263 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 133 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 129 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.674 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 100 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.522 km NW of Chase, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.837 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 133 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 2.066 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 112 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 129 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.780 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.85 km S of Healy, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.565 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.711 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.570 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 101 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.565 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.576 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 64 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.552 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 70 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.230 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.346 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 85 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.019 km SSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.64 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.416 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.764 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 56 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.963 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.361 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.565 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.826 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 93 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020li08ie. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC.