Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 32 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 32 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Sun, Jul 26, 2020, 2:47 PM AKDT (22:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 14 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-26 22:47:35 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.938° N, 160.696° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 120 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.733 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.059 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 147 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.822 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.124 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 170 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.722 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.750 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 151 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.554 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.26 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 174 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.710 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.748 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.525 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.635 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 227 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.96 km SW of Perryville, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.049 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 148 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.432 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.733 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.525 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.654 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 198 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.55 km SW of Perryville, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 77 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.033 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.557 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 3.414 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.714 km SE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.144 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 86 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.733 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 121 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.041 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.757 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 148 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.815 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 195 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.929 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.759 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.858 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.760 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.06 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.59 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.539 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 89 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.634 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2272 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.555 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2272 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.749 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.939 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 96 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.622 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 157 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.628 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 193 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.846 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 96 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.945 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 133 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0209kd5vex. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.