Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska on Tue, Sep 1, 2020, 3:20 PM AKDT (23:20 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-01 23:20:12 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.874° N, 150.414° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.97 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.620 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.540 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.87 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.534 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.74 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.619 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.725 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.64 km N of Knik, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.63 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.610 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.033 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.928 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.925 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.534 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.86 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.610 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.510 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.67 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.93 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.64 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.652 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 93 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.849 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.93 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.618 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.58 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.68 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.948 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.644 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.120 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.511 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.527 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.515 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.945 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 4.07 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 183 · tsunami flag
  38. 2.83 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
  39. 1.817 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.729 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.93 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  43. 1.518 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.544 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.44 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  46. 2.92 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 18
  47. 1.646 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 3.37 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 188
  49. 1.924 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.640 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 91 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.138 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.74 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.16 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.124 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 3.034 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 101 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.511 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.06 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.36 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.534 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.81 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.721 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.43 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.73 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.59 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2222 days ago · 86 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.638 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 83 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.612 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.56 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.416 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.419 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.27 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.723 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.05 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.52 km NNE of Funny River, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.537 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.939 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.85 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.633 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 77 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.40 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.64 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away

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