Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 56 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 56 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska on Fri, Aug 28, 2020, 10:56 PM AKDT (06:56 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 72 km SE of Halibut Cove, 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
2020-08-29 06:56:01 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.564° N, 149.437° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.637 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.644 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.69 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.518 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.850 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.521 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.653 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.732 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.723 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.744 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.625 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.516 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.223 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.041 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.514 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.87 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.472 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.844 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.522 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.411 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.028 km W of Seward, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.61 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.720 km WNW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.125 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.619 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.619 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.620 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.942 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020b4bylf2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.