Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27 km WSW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Ester, Alaska on Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 2:20 AM AKDT (10:20 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 15 km E of Ferry, 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
2020-08-10 10:20:57 UTC
Depth
15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.734° N, 148.526° 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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Central Alaska · 2241 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.74 km NW of Moose Creek, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.846 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.958 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 116 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.821 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.828 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.327 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.626 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.711 km NE of Fox, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.821 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.920 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  12. 3.427 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 14
  13. 2.227 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.827 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.128 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.626 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.030 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 89
  18. 3.615 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 16
  19. 1.816 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.815 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.931 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.628 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.228 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.57 km N of Healy, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.935 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.75 km N of Healy, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.854 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.82 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.97 km N of Healy, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.228 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.822 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.815 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.53 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 123 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.516 km WSW of Livengood, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.911 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.910 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.76 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.032 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 3.511 km W of Nenana, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 27

Before

  1. 3.48 km NNE of Ferry, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.16 km WNW of Ferry, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.931 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.929 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.019 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.723 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.820 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.530 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.810 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.627 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.628 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.530 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 9
  13. 1.723 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.556 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

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