Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 32 km W of Cohoe, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 32 km W of Cohoe, Alaska on Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 11:05 AM AKST (20:05 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 57 km W of Salamatof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-29 20:05:45 UTC
Depth
72.5 km (45.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.418° N, 151.880° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.123 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 71 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.727 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.616 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.548 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 85 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.661 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 103 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.655 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.741 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 78 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.620 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.636 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 90 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.163 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 103 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.128 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.830 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.624 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.647 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.363 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 105 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.948 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.568 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 112 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.67 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.511 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.556 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 96 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.542 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.813 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 109 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.569 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.519 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.524 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 71 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 4.357 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 94 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 149 · tsunami flag
  29. 2.434 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.511 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.652 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.860 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 93 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.670 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 109 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.960 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 103 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.050 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.959 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.56 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.576 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 121 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.36 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.761 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 97 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 87 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.356 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 138 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.260 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.86 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.254 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 99 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2430 days ago · 79 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.721 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.767 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 113 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.037 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 73 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.051 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 129 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.614 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.075 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 132 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.715 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.868 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.715 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.770 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 113 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.972 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 117 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.456 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.621 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.613 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.747 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 94 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.656 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 106 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.955 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 94 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2438 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.615 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.87 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.072 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 124 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.841 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 178 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.553 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 94 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.850 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 82 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.063 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 104 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.053 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 82 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.78 km SE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.263 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 91 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.624 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.011 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.521 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 77 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.849 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 133 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.649 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 92 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0201caiweg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC.