Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 46 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 46 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska on Sun, Oct 4, 2020, 3:43 AM AKDT (11:43 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 20 km WSW of Glacier View, 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
2020-10-04 11:43:55 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.410° N, 147.423° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.538 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.636 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.347 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.733 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.751 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.952 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.652 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.635 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.546 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.612 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.011 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.636 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2179 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.632 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.459 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.218 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.845 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.430 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.639 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.941 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.141 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.642 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.531 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.240 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.751 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.529 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.741 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.140 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.850 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.37 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.527 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.550 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.537 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.718 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.644 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.630 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.613 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.234 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.226 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.650 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.151 km SE of Valdez, AK · 2163 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.021 km SE of Eagle River, AK · 2163 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.617 km E of Tatitlek, AK · 2162 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.131 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.529 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.951 km E of Tatitlek, AK · 2160 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.931 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.149 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.641 km S of Valdez, AK · 2159 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.228 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.734 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 3.548 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
  58. 1.850 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.534 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.031 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 1.928 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.657 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.046 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.950 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.1Southern Alaska · 2192 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.815 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.013 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.925 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.125 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.68 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.516 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.928 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.650 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.623 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.913 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.818 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.523 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.510 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020cry7l01. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.