Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 23 km SSE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 23 km SSE of Minto, Alaska on Thu, Nov 26, 2020, 2:01 PM AKST (23:01 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-26 23:01:02 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.966° N, 149.122° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.527 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.513 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.025 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.99 km S of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.628 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.511 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.135 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.525 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.535 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.627 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.911 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.730 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.85 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 101
  15. 2.120 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.320 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.5Central Alaska · 2083 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.66 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.520 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.621 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.822 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.530 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.030 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.02 km WNW of Badger, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.98 km SE of Rampart, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.620 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.638 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.738 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.939 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.737 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.127 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.628 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.133 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.528 km NE of Ester, AK · 2159 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.66 km SE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.011 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.620 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020f7sl29e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.