Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km NE of Fox, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Fox, Alaska on Wed, Aug 19, 2020, 6:25 PM AKDT (02:25 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 27 km WSW of Salcha, 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
UTC
2020-08-20 02:25:43 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.035° N, 147.456° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.821 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.920 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.427 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 14
  4. 2.227 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.827 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.128 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.626 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.346 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.030 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 89
  10. 1.5northern Alaska · 2227 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.931 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.628 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.228 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.935 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.855 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.82 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.822 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.815 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.516 km WSW of Livengood, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.911 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.76 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.032 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.619 km E of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.924 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.636 km NNE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.626 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.327 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.828 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.958 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 116 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.74 km NW of Moose Creek, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.527 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.019 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.820 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.810 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

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