M1.6 earthquake Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska on Wed, Nov 4, 2020, 11:34 PM AKST (08:34 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10 km NE of Cooper Landing, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020e8tkf97. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.