Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 53 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 53 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska on Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 10:57 PM AKDT (06:57 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 18 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-22 06:57:41 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.276° N, 148.419° 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
100

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.529 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.37 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.527 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.515 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.931 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.867 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.851 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2166 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.612 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.718 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.630 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.860 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.318 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.613 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.226 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.540 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.613 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.844 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.977 km NNW of Cantwell, AK · 2162 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.824 km SSE of Fishhook, AK · 2161 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.469 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.026 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.261 km NW of Cantwell, AK · 2160 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.821 km S of Fishhook, AK · 2160 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.649 km SSW of Chase, AK · 2159 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.534 km NE of Chase, AK · 2159 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.548 km S of Sutton-Alpine, AK · 2159 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.755 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.931 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.157 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.756 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 3.245 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.959 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.647 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.530 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.572 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.864 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.525 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.416 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.853 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.575 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.521 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.150 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.110 km SW of Butte, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.820 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.915 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.617 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.948 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.916 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.939 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.034 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.614 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.93 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.849 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.642 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.611 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.654 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.617 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 1.511 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.97 km W of Chase, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.141 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.437 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.916 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.141 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.79 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.430 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.923 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.218 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.632 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.829 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.619 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.847 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.546 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.745 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.212 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3

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