Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 57 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 57 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska on Thu, Aug 27, 2020, 3:05 AM AKDT (11:05 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 39 km NW of Karluk, 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
2020-08-27 11:05:35 UTC
Depth
140.2 km (87.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.036° N, 156.466° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.662 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 137 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.661 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 122 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.866 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 94 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.583 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.686 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.877 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 117 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 2221 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.139 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 7
  9. 1.673 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.097 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.565 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 133 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.547 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 161 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.157 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 125 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.558 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.663 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 159 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.974 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.371 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 133 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.287 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 85 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.082 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 127 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.162 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 149 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.793 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 123 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.976 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 119 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.884 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 117 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.754 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.767 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.653 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.972 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 107 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 116 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.181 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.779 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 125 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.761 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 156 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.487 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.587 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.680 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 129 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.568 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 102 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.992 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.049 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 164 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.178 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 136 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.574 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 119 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.685 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.587 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 129 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.543 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.651 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.777 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 123 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.668 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 97 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.151 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.773 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.096 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 2244 days ago · 208 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.768 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.085 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.344 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 161 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.047 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 137 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.869 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.965 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 96 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.066 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.676 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 125 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.462 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 148 km deep · 36 km away

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