Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 41 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 41 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska on Sat, Aug 8, 2020, 4:43 AM AKDT (12:43 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 56 km SSW of Cantwell, 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
2020-08-08 12:43:02 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.171° N, 148.523° 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
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.87 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  2. 1.711 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.515 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.526 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.476 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.056 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.110 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.541 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.914 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.52 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.07 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.648 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.613 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.639 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.417 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.922 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.77 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.776 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.839 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.218 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.712 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.645 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.523 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.012 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.910 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.916 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.59 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.744 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.816 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.938 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.543 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.825 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.411 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.536 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.649 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.848 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.215 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.011 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.564 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.27 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.615 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.524 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.3Central Alaska · 2223 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  44. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.019 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.97 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.547 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.965 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.550 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.619 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.64 km N of Knik, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.123 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.623 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.86 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.610 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.464 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.54 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 2.0Central Alaska · 2212 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.92 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 18
  60. 1.59 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 1.578 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.548 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.58 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.712 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.667 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.663 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.69 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.951 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.830 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 12
  10. 1.735 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.34 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.66 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.68 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.747 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.673 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.733 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.731 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2254 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.6Central Alaska · 2255 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.350 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away

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