Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km NE of Ester, AK

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km NE of Ester, AK on Mon, Nov 2, 2020, 11:27 AM AKST (20:27 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 39 km W of Clear, Alaska, 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
2020-11-02 20:27:40 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.642° N, 148.353° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.610 km N of Healy, AK · 2157 days ago · 129 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.628 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.127 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.737 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.939 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.738 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.526 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.910 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.78 km NW of Healy, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.77 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.638 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.118 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.620 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.823 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.645 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.415 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.557 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.513 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.025 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.99 km S of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.628 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.135 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.622 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 102 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.525 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.535 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.627 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.512 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.66 km SE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.011 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.726 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.620 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.74 km WNW of North Pole, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.546 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.618 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.924 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.425 km NE of Ferry, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.511 km W of Nenana, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 27
  12. 2.032 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.76 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.910 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.911 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.516 km WSW of Livengood, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020e42234x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.