Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 63 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 63 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Thu, Feb 20, 2020, 1:11 AM AKST (10:11 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 62 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-20 10:11:20 UTC
Depth
71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.488° N, 153.014° 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.957 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 78 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.635 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 73 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.346 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 105 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 109 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.353 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 87 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.132 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 141 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.33 km SW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 80 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.834 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 144 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.160 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 83 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.062 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 115 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.335 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.961 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 107 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.720 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.554 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 83 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.626 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 94 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.640 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.736 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 123 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.351 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.558 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 95 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.659 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 71 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.962 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 100 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2414 days ago · 128 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.664 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 98 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.879 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.945 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 77 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.940 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 139 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.774 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 124 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.762 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 89 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.759 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 74 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.668 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 102 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2412 days ago · 103 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 98 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.158 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.758 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 133 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.754 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 130 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.682 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.050 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 117 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.639 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 116 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.766 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 115 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.860 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 129 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.669 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 102 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.561 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 96 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.855 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 84 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.519 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.741 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 222 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.767 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.759 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 93 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 119 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.632 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.659 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 87 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.052 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 121 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.048 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 100 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.066 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 98 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.864 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.325 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.660 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 3.751 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 165 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.524 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.259 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 95 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.745 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 70 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.870 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 127 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.755 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 139 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.955 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.539 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.928 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 132 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.670 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 87 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.75 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.547 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 108 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.527 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.645 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 122 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.538 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 74 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.556 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 93 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.555 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 128 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.540 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 123 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.366 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 102 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.057 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 130 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.210 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away

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