Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 42 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 42 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska on Sun, Apr 26, 2020, 11:12 PM AKDT (07:12 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 49 km SSW of Lowell Point, 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
2020-04-27 07:12:11 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.923° N, 148.741° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2346 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.158 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.859 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.550 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.938 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.76 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.732 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.749 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.737 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.155 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.155 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.617 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.129 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.830 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.642 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.032 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.348 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.730 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.835 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.930 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.023 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 208 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.021 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.552 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.830 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.721 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.917 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.716 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.09 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.856 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away

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