Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska on Fri, Oct 9, 2020, 1:14 PM AKDT (21:14 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 2 km E of Big Lake, 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: Fri, Oct 9, 2020, 1:14 PM AKDT
UTC: 2020-10-09 21:14:01 UTC
Depth: 27.1 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.232° N, 149.466° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 32

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 189.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020d0dobjv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.