Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 41 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 41 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska on Tue, Oct 20, 2020, 3:15 PM AKDT (23:15 UTC), 20 km (12 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-20 23:15:45 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.442° N, 147.839° 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
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.642 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.531 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.240 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.511 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.751 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.753 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.529 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.741 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.140 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.850 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.37 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.527 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.550 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.537 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.612 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.718 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.644 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.630 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.613 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.234 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.226 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.650 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.151 km SE of Valdez, AK · 2165 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.021 km SE of Eagle River, AK · 2165 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.617 km E of Tatitlek, AK · 2165 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.131 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.529 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.821 km S of Fishhook, AK · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.55 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK · 2163 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.951 km E of Tatitlek, AK · 2163 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.931 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.149 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.641 km S of Valdez, AK · 2161 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.54 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.228 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.212 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.734 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.614 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.64 km SE of Knik, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 31
  44. 3.548 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  45. 1.850 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.534 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.031 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.647 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.58 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.325 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.59 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.853 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.011 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.552 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.110 km SW of Butte, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.820 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.64 km NNE of Knik, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  58. 1.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.563 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.642 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 1.941 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.639 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.96 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.430 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.923 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.845 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.218 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.818 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.616 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 14
  10. 4.118 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 460 · tsunami flag
  11. 2.459 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.632 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.636 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.011 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.829 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.619 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.612 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.546 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020dilsban. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.