M1.7 earthquake 46 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 46 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 11:48 AM AKDT (19:48 UTC), 73 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 32 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-08-06 19:48:15 UTC
- Depth
- 73.4 km (45.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.247° N, 152.714° 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
- 16
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 120 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.153 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.954 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 74 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.648 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 73 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.656 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 107 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 98 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.867 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 89 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.746 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 145 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.654 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 78 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.858 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.032 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 142 km deep · 74 km away · tsunami flag
- 1.760 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 109 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.862 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.747 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 108 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.460 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.567 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 116 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.044 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 96 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.750 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.769 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.851 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.955 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 125 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.554 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 108 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.718 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 158 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.459 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 106 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.531 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 122 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.828 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 127 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.264 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.581 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.940 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 81 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.851 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 78 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.741 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 130 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.555 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 97 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.260 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 122 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.061 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 108 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.174 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.552 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.310 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
- 1.879 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.423 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.480 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.133 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 127 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.051 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 120 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.768 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.232 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 130 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.060 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.658 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 123 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.552 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.861 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 128 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.558 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.663 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.938 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
- 3.863 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 90 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
- 1.837 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.733 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.353 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.546 km WSW of Nanwalek, AK · 2230 days ago · 66 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.554 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 103 km deep · 63 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.673 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.565 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 114 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.445 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 130 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.563 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 90 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.540 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 66 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.145 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 123 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.664 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 117 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.642 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 111 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.861 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 102 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.667 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 79 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.558 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.964 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 106 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.164 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.056 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.69 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 62 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.554 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.961 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 95 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.530 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.443 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.541 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 110 km deep · 61 km away
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