Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 51 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 51 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska on Wed, Nov 18, 2020, 12:48 AM AKST (09:48 UTC), 107 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 51 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-18 09:48:56 UTC
Depth
107.3 km (66.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.907° N, 151.207° 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
41

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 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.141 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 103 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.645 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.751 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 104 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.656 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 116 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.756 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.050 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.847 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 111 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.956 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 91 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.732 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.631 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.620 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.874 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 113 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.861 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 125 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.626 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.029 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 86 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.714 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.741 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 96 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.614 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 86 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.668 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 110 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.674 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 113 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.550 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.554 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 84 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.027 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.712 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 114 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.623 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.573 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 112 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.530 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 91 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 127 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.364 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 118 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.866 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 129 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.024 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 87 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.533 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 91 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.658 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 126 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.633 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 89 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.753 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 111 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.668 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.534 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 77 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 129 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.561 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 124 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.741 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.159 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 129 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.658 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 115 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.668 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 127 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.623 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 79 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.673 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 113 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.745 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.929 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 83 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.547 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 104 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.555 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 109 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.547 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.523 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.230 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.640 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.764 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 112 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.643 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 83 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.923 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.555 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.663 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 118 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.957 km SE of Petersville, AK · 2144 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.556 km SSE of Petersville, AK · 2144 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.663 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 105 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.161 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 125 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.520 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.063 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 124 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.614 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.535 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 91 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.861 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 120 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.939 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.932 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 88 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.764 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 105 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.148 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 105 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.862 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 132 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.663 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 103 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.641 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.660 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 131 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.150 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.861 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 109 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.851 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away

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