Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska on Wed, Jul 22, 2020, 12:44 AM AKDT (08:44 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 18 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-22 08:44:54 UTC
Depth
61.1 km (38.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.600° N, 151.002° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.756 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.558 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.99 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 82
  4. 3.05 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.78 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.130 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 71 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.8Southern Alaska · 2260 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 10
  9. 1.68 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.68 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.715 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.77 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.555 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.318 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.543 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 84 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.522 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.35 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.737 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.031 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.545 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.432 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 86 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.459 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.626 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.718 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.713 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.860 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.123 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 61 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.851 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.818 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.259 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 109 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.815 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 67 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.626 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.942 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.634 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.69 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.53 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 47 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.849 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 96 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.622 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.620 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.652 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.64 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.521 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.223 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 62 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.638 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.934 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.615 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 65 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.830 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.415 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.112 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.38 km NW of Sterling, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 46 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.93 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.922 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.847 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.876 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 124 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.125 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.720 km WNW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.724 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.614 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.116 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.360 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 101 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.915 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.914 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 62
  6. 2.44 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.768 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 113 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.556 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.242 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 78 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.725 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.818 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.815 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 68 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.934 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.735 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.144 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 94 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.943 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.515 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.511 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.441 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.942 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0209dint9n. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.