Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska on Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 1:21 PM AKST (22:21 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 20 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-15 22:21:33 UTC
Depth
37.9 km (23.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.762° N, 150.631° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.633 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.942 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.48 km NW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.510 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.66 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.629 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.312 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.818 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.765 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.931 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.88 km NNW of Kachemak, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.97 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.916 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.57 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.527 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.54 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.33 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.06 km S of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.52 km NW of Seward, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.54 km N of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.68 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.545 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.620 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.194 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.014 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.623 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.811 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.723 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 53 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.518 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.86 km WSW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.54 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.511 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 3.213 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.134 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.64 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.623 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.813 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.633 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.935 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.514 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 39 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 56 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.936 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.65 km SSE of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.73 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.021 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.611 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.628 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.620 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.510 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2124 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.725 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.023 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.340 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.626 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.54 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.115 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.532 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.655 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.533 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 1.89 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.69 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.62 km WNW of Funny River, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.925 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.36 km NE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 44 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.622 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.827 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.717 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.85 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.23 km SE of Kenai, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.84 km WNW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.817 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.111 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.522 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.77 km E of Soldotna, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.56 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.817 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
  18. 1.615 km E of Happy Valley, AK · 2157 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.710 km ENE of Anchor Point, AK · 2158 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.011 km ENE of Sterling, AK · 2158 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away

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