Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 2:35 AM AKDT (10:35 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 31 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-08 10:35:44 UTC
Depth
28.5 km (17.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.408° N, 150.094° 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
43

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.735 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.511 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.428 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.527 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.515 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.945 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.07 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 183 · tsunami flag
  10. 2.83 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.817 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.54 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.0Central Alaska · 2215 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.729 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 50 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.93 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.518 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.44 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.92 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 18
  20. 1.646 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 86 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 3.37 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 188
  22. 1.59 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.513 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.731 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.922 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.924 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 54 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.640 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 91 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.6Central Alaska · 2213 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.74 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.16 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.525 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.511 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.06 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.59 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.69 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.36 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 38 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.81 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 38 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.423 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.636 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.66 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.648 km NW of Beluga, AK · 2208 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.61 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.528 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.07 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 32 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.325 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 3.14 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 40 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 22
  48. 2.57 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.25 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.77 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.57 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.737 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 86 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.78 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 1.521 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.549 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.88 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 38 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.57 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.77 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.927 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.114 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 1.652 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 93 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2218 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.519 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 52 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.67 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.510 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.610 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.86 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.534 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.925 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.928 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.331 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.610 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.63 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.64 km N of Knik, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.725 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.619 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.74 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 37 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.033 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.540 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.620 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away

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