Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 35 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 35 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Wed, Nov 4, 2020, 12:44 PM AKST (21:44 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 67 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, 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
2020-11-04 21:44:09 UTC
Depth
72.7 km (45.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.493° N, 152.484° 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
15

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 189 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.635 km ESE of Nanwalek, AK · 2156 days ago · 78 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 97 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.634 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.773 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.638 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 73 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.581 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.748 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 108 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.466 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 133 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 103 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.854 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 88 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.562 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 138 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.551 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 140 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.266 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 100 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.258 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.337 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.653 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.255 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 97 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.463 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.158 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.522 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.940 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 115 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.139 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 113 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 3.269 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 128 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.055 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.559 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.072 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 115 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.664 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 105 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.938 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 135 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.041 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 72 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.817 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 61 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.84 km WNW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.978 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.063 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 124 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2150 days ago · 129 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.717 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.061 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 84 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.561 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 101 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.244 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 76 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.827 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.960 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 95 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.763 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 109 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.36 km NE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 3.142 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 88 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.153 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 110 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.871 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.762 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.553 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 89 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.950 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 157 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.020 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 154 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.739 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.738 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 69 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.463 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 96 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.955 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 89 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.542 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 90 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.69 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2146 days ago · 132 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.564 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 109 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.949 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 129 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.89 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 54 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.062 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 97 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.615 km E of Happy Valley, AK · 2156 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.710 km ENE of Anchor Point, AK · 2157 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.664.1 km E of Nanwalek, AK · 2157 days ago · 82 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.678 km SSW of Nanwalek, AK · 2157 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.560 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 133 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.661 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 100 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.847 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.327 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 73 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.615 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.490 km S of Aleneva, AK · 2158 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.329 km E of Nanwalek, AK · 2159 days ago · 68 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.969.6 km E of Happy Valley, AK · 2159 days ago · 112 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.051 km ESE of Anchor Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 100 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.247 km E of Anchor Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 77 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.058 km NW of Pope-Vannoy Landing, AK · 2159 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.156 km ESE of Ninilchik, AK · 2159 days ago · 98 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.771 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 119 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.856 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 71 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.549 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 96 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.734 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 84 km deep · 9 km away

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