Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 25 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 25 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Fri, Aug 28, 2020, 8:56 PM AKDT (04:56 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 41 km N of Valdez, 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
2020-08-29 04:56:13 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.633° N, 148.115° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.639 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.411 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.05 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.215 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.011 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.564 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.27 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.615 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.649 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.524 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.137 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.56 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.43 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.019 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.97 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.747 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.547 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.965 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.64 km N of Knik, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.63 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.649 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.86 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.610 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 4.07 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 183 · tsunami flag
  27. 2.83 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  28. 1.93 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.92 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 18
  31. 3.37 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 188
  32. 2.58 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.74 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 4.141 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 103 · tsunami flag
  35. 2.16 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.710 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.06 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.36 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.670 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.641 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.944 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.423 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.636 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.61 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.416 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.57 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.25 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.77 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.539 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.524 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.57 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.942 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.77 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.234 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 3.066 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.114 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.430 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.022 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 1.543 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.85 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.816 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.744 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.40 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.64 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.62 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.64 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.59 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.916 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.910 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.55 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.012 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.523 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.44 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 59
  17. 1.733 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.943 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.645 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.712 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away

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