Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km NNE of Funny River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Funny River, Alaska on Sat, Aug 29, 2020, 9:35 AM AKDT (17:35 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 33 km WSW of Hope, 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
2020-08-29 17:35:18 UTC
Depth
46.3 km (28.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.520° N, 150.746° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.419 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 59 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.551 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.621 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.67 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.638 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.820 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.940 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 92 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2225 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.59 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.551 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 87 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.721 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.615 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.620 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.548 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.87 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.534 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.619 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.725 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.033 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.928 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.957 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.925 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.510 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.93 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.64 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 52 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.93 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.618 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.68 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.948 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.644 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.120 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.72 km NNW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.934 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 91 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.817 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.729 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.518 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.544 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.69 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.138 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.626 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.124 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 3.034 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.511 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.534 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.537 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 91 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 3.122 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.66 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.813 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.924 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.528 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.13 km SSE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 64 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.755 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.57 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.737 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.738 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.620 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.934 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.821 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.537 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.939 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.633 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.129 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.620 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.815 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.54 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.120 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.68 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.563 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.225 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.823 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.617 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 59 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.444 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.154 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.158 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.125 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.76 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 62 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.310 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020b4idw90. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.