Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 61 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 61 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 2:06 AM AKDT (10:06 UTC), 90 km (56 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-15 10:06:43 UTC
Depth
89.8 km (55.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.458° N, 153.223° 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
31

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 152 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.551 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 103 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.757 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 100 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.960 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 113 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.640 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 132 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.646 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.756 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 94 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.522 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.062 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 101 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.964 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 66 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.758 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 114 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 93 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.661 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 112 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.659 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 84 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.924 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.047 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 145 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 103 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.636 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 116 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.860 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 134 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 105 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.885 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.961 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.765 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.844 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 140 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.973 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 105 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.951 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 133 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.757 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 128 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 101 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.540 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.888 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.721 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.588 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.764 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 84 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 3.173 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2170 days ago · 133 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.061 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 114 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.630 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 82 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.331 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 130 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 3.355 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 103 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.762 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 103 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.761 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.834 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.147 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 138 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.222 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.848 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.171 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 116 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.362 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 91 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.158 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 92 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.045 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 117 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.658 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 83 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.952 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.866 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 102 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.754 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2167 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.460 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 104 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.717 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.929 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.721 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.969 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 81 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.957 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 106 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.640 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 131 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.540 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 73 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.564 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 102 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.018 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.545 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 120 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.532 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.610 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.859 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 92 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.753 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.745 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 111 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.956 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.354 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.652 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 103 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.938 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 163 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.540 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 113 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.557 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 98 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.036 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 113 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.256 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 92 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.516 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away

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