Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska on Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 3:14 AM AKDT (11:14 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km S of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-14 11:14:08 UTC
Depth
35.5 km (22.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.911° N, 148.603° 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
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.52 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.52 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.07 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.648 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.58 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.613 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.639 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.14 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 18
  11. 2.053 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.417 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.922 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.62 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.77 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.776 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.51 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.83 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.917 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.62 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.839 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.218 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.712 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.645 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.943 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 3.44 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 59
  29. 2.523 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.012 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.55 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.910 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.916 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.59 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.64 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.62 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.88 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.64 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.40 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.744 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.816 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.543 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.825 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.411 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.536 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.05 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.215 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.011 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.564 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.27 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.615 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.524 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.3Central Alaska · 2222 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  54. 1.56 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.612 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.73 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.43 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.019 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.97 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 1.541 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.110 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.48 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.476 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.526 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.56 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.515 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.711 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.87 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.841 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.578 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.548 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 52 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.58 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.712 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.663 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.69 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.54 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.830 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 12
  20. 1.513 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020aflmkcc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.