Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 79 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 79 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska on Fri, Oct 9, 2020, 3:26 PM AKDT (23:26 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 25 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-09 23:26:42 UTC
Depth
125.1 km (77.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.868° N, 156.208° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.761 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 156 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.487 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.166 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.988 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.587 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.680 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 129 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.568 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 102 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.992 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.025 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.727 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.525 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.759 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 2171 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.049 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 164 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.178 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 136 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.458 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.180 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 61 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.980 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.626 km S of South Naknek, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.860 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.550 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.071 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 90 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.526 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.782.1 km SE of Karluk, AK · 2160 days ago · 112 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.537 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.876 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 121 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.557 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.930 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.683 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.629 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.666 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 101 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.161 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.977 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 118 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.647 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.788 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.184 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.582 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.633 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.960 km NE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 137 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.876 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 123 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.520 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.943 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.152 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.682 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.272 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.167 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.762 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.99 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 52 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.054 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 143 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.979 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 118 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 2128 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.960 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.484 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.558 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 146 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.930 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 108 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.563 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 81 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.885 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.551 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 3.420 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.181 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 116 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.972 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 107 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.653 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.597 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.767 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.754 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.884 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 117 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.098 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.976 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 119 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.793 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 123 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.162 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 149 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.973 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.082 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 127 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.287 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 85 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.371 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 133 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.974 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.558 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 88 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.157 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 125 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020d0exugb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.