Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24 km SSE of Fishhook, AK

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of Fishhook, AK on Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 7:53 AM AKDT (15:53 UTC), 41 km (26 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-31 15:53:46 UTC
Depth
41.4 km (25.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.930° N, 149.453° 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
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.525 km SE of Susitna, AK · 2161 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.57.2 km NE of Point MacKenzie, AK · 2161 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.67 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.469 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.811 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.026 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.29 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.623.4 km WNW of Skwentna, AK · 2160 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.821 km S of Fishhook, AK · 2160 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.55 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK · 2159 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.534 km NE of Chase, AK · 2159 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.616.2 km SSE of Susitna, AK · 2159 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.548 km S of Sutton-Alpine, AK · 2159 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.95 km WNW of Houston, AK · 2159 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.931 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.621 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.710 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 93 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.633 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.157 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.537 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.814 km NNE of Susitna, AK · 2158 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.64 km SE of Knik, AK · 2157 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.53 km WNW of Houston, AK · 2157 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.65 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, AK · 2157 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.515 km ENE of Susitna, AK · 2157 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.23 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.827 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.725 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.54 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.829 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.517 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.222 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.527 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  35. 5.12 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  36. 3.75 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 3.43 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 3.03 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.86 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 3.93 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 64
  41. 1.55 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.83 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
  43. 1.63 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
  44. 1.72 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.63 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.54 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.53 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.82 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.62 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.53 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.51 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.41 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 6
  56. 4.42 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away · tsunami flag
  57. 3.93 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.53 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.027 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 89 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.93 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.813 km NE of Big Lake, AK · 2161 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.021 km SE of Eagle River, AK · 2161 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.613 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.540 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.226 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.227 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.613 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.74 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.318 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 43 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.630 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.512 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2164 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.718 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.612 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.035 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2166 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.851 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away

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