Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 76 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 76 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska on Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 12:45 PM AKDT (20:45 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 8 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-19 20:45:55 UTC
Depth
47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.998° N, 150.560° 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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.668 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.649 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.941 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.139 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.93 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.542 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.5102 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.620 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.8113 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.673 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.979 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.125 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.696 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.6112 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.8117 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.61 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.480 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.133 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.822 km ESE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.844 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.756 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 3.78 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 12
  26. 1.540 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.417 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.69 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.629 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.621 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.57 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.842 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.511 km ENE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.880 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.819 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.75 km SW of Homer, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.4102 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.522 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.117 km SE of Seldovia, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.540 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.075 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.730 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.595 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.913 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away

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