M1.7 earthquake 73 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 73 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Thu, Nov 5, 2020, 1:19 AM AKST (10:19 UTC), 72 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-11-05 10:19:04 UTC
- Depth
- 72.0 km (44.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.008° N, 153.007° 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
- 18
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
- 1.638 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 2155 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.581 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 69 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.748 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 108 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 103 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.854 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 88 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.761 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 126 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.066 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.266 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 100 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.258 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 76 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.337 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.255 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.463 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 63 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
- 1.940 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.139 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 113 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.961 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 123 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.664 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.938 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 135 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.041 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.817 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.978 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 2149 days ago · 129 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.061 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 84 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.244 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.827 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.960 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 95 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.124 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.153 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 110 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.871 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 104 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.553 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.574 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.739 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 73 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.738 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.463 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.542 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 90 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 2146 days ago · 132 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.564 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.892 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.89 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.062 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 97 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.048 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.883 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 97 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.540 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 86 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.973 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 64 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.546 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 64 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.983 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.093 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.578 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.550 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 64 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.755 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 110 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.158 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 120 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.616 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.150 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 107 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.931 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.441 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.646 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 120 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.843 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.039 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 130 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.580 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 76 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.963 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 101 km deep · 42 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.634 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.635 km ESE of Nanwalek, AK · 2156 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.535 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 73 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Anchor Point, AK · 2156 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.664.1 km E of Nanwalek, AK · 2156 days ago · 82 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.678 km SSW of Nanwalek, AK · 2157 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.847 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.490 km S of Aleneva, AK · 2158 days ago · 71 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.329 km E of Nanwalek, AK · 2158 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.247 km E of Anchor Point, AK · 2158 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.058 km NW of Pope-Vannoy Landing, AK · 2158 days ago · 101 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.858 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.774 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.856 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 71 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.734 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.534 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.625.6 km NNE of Nanwalek, AK · 2160 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.746 km WSW of Anchor Point, AK · 2160 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.434 km W of Nanwalek, AK · 2160 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.159 km SSE of Kokhanok, AK · 2160 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020e8uo044. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.