Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 88 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 88 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska on Sun, Aug 2, 2020, 4:20 AM AKDT (12:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 140 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-02 12:20:43 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.189° N, 158.575° 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
16

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.570 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.570 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.082 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.4106 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.970 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.5south of Alaska · 2251 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.8127 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.7113 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.867 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.546 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.956 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.0121 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.957 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.794 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 36 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.3156 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.664 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.0122 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.6141 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.758 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.6153 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.963 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.1124 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 2249 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.968 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.7103 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.856 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.859 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.4118 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.292 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.453 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.7109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.7102 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.065 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.776 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.062 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.078 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.1107 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 40 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.756 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.056 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.556 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.8102 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 5.4140 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away · tsunami flag
  43. 2.1129 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.7125 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.661 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.681 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.931 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.062 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.859 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.063 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.165 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 3.5118 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.966 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.7120 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 5.1122 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away · tsunami flag
  56. 2.2115 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.858 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.170 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.084 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 4.2119 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.2104 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.6100 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 2251 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.565 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.973 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.6107 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.364 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.855 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.199 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.595 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.664 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.2south of Alaska · 2252 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.090 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.682 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.359 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.162 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.863 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.193 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.299 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.4103 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away

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