Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska on Sat, Nov 14, 2020, 7:54 PM AKST (04:54 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10 km NE of Cooper Landing, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-15 04:54:07 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.947° N, 150.856° 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
59

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.037 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.82 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.542 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.518 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.563 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.137 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.02 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.633 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 87 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.60 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.942 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.558 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2145 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.022 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.647 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.63 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.612 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 61 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.64 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.735 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.634 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.312 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.818 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.82 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.611 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.635 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.820 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 71 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.98 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.916 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.961 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.820 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.52 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.50 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.91 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.58 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.718 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 55 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.28 km WNW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.534 km ESE of Susitna, AK · 2141 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.526 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.648 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.232 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.829 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.944 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.822 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.528 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.841 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 85 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.86 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.520 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.623 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.946 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.650 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.61 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5
  55. 2.05 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.82 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.56 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.622 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 71 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.650 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.537 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.520 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.527 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.06 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.621 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.559 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.636 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.55 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.62 km WNW of Funny River, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 55 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.92 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.64 km NNE of Knik, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.66 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.925 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.516 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.635 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 77 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.117 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 66 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.45 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.54 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.62 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.740 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.926 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away

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