Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 52 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 52 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Jul 20, 2020, 10:04 PM AKDT (06:04 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 82 km SSE of False Pass, 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
2020-07-21 06:04:05 UTC
Depth
64.5 km (40.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.384° N, 163.303° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.680 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.720 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 138 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.189 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.696 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.817 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.3117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.9116 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.694 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.737 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.535 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.0103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.446 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 85 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.924 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.088 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.5114 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.667 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.0114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.925 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.518 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.0115 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.9117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.791 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 105 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.575 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.821 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 112 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.999 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.097 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.963 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.683 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.592 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.774 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 3.0121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.958 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.3105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.1117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.0102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.1122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.364 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 190 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.731 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 86 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.393 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 138 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.187 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 150 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.822 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.1145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.786 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.068 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 96 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.662 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.822 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.846 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.991 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 5.082 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
  53. 2.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.720 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 106 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.752 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.692 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.876 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.199 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.319 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 145 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.880 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.8114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.958 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.971 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.582 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.676 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.095 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.2111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.59 km E of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 92 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.963 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 66 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.695 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.789 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2272 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.652 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.182 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.8107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.2114 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.4106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.594 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.721 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.757 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 53 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.564 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away

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