Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 7:25 PM AKST (04:25 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 55 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-21 04:25:15 UTC
Depth
58.7 km (36.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.079° N, 151.881° 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
55

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 62 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.556 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 112 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.82 km NW of Kachemak City, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.652 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 101 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.864 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 103 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.530 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.340 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.613 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.342 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 167 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.320 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.08 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.054 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 88 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.949 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 99 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.019 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.913 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.335 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 137 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.327 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.039 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.512 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.461 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.924 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.616 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.620 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.531 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.644 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 116 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.058 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.531 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.562 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 108 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.628 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.646 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 112 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.550 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 95 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.058 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 118 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.644 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 88 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.866 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 105 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.030 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.535 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.919 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.510 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.743 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.024 km W of Ninilchik, AK · 2107 days ago · 67 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.223 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.868 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 107 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.946 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.168 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 121 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.958 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 101 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.928 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 81 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 108 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.954 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.037 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 128 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.580 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 133 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.639 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 77 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.658 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 93 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.539 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 122 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.917 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.856 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 107 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.835 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 119 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.748 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.249 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 91 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.627 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.677 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.513 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.549 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.964 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.751 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.670 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 118 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.860 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 116 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.723 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 75 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.844 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.963 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 102 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.620 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.648 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.342 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 94 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.569 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 119 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.13 km W of Kasilof, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 61 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.949 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.229 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 70 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.821 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 70 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.044 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.628 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away

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