Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska on Sun, Nov 8, 2020, 3:34 AM AKST (12:34 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 14 km SSW of Willow, 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
2020-11-08 12:34:06 UTC
Depth
53.6 km (33.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.095° N, 150.476° 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
27

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 166 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.715 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 51 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.64 km SE of Knik, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 31
  4. 1.82 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2154 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.07 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 14
  8. 1.932 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.547 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.711 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.82 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.18 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.61 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.94 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.56 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.761 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.620 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.41 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.541 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 93 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.111 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.10 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.565 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.23 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.54 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.83 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.23 km SE of Kenai, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.62 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.523 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.85 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.69 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2151 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.01 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.768 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.027 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 56 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.828 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2151 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.630 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.913 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.622 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.811 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.73 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.812 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.926 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.740 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.62 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.54 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.45 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  49. 3.117 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.635 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 2.110 km SW of Butte, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.516 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.66 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.64 km NNE of Knik, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  55. 1.733 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.92 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.62 km WNW of Funny River, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.55 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.636 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.53 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.73 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.77 km E of Soldotna, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.56 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.03 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.86 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.63 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.82 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.02 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.63 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.92 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.61 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.82 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.93 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.817 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 5
  16. 1.53 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.93 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.42 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away · tsunami flag
  19. 2.41 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 6
  20. 1.51 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away

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