M1.6 earthquake 26 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 7:53 AM AKDT (15:53 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 34 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
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-09-13 15:53:46 UTC
- Depth
- 69.4 km (43.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.163° N, 152.094° 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
- 69
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 149 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.124 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.034 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 101 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.850 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 112 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.658 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.887 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 130 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.534 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 80 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.537 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 91 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.046 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 98 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.842 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.867 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.548 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 119 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.634 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 136 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
- 3.122 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 69 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.537 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 146 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.344 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 130 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.770 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.924 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.558 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 104 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.944 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 94 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.352 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 148 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.13 km SSE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.211 km S of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.755 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 88 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.836 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 124 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 135 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.655 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.659 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 103 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.738 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 73 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.654 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 87 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.843 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 131 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.936 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 124 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.934 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.462 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 98 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.821 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.945 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.668 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 116 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.567 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.749 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.112 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 51 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.145 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.272 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 123 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.950 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AK · 2200 days ago · 124 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.821 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.653 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.834 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.558 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 97 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.761 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 104 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.742 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 79 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.86 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 79 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.252 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 95 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.958 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.417 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 91 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.944 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 133 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.63 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.817 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.661 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.682 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 141 km deep · 58 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.461 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 113 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.138 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.545 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 101 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.646 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 128 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.566 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 123 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.69 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.529 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 142 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.544 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 101 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.547 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 122 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.951 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 161 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.850 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.738 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.567 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 109 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.558 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 95 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.655 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 104 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.838 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.563 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 128 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.529 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.056 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 124 km deep · 65 km away
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