Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska on Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 12:45 PM AKDT (20:45 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 33 km WSW of Hope, 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
2020-08-17 20:45:08 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.611° N, 151.050° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 84 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2235 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.310 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.523 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.76 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 62 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.649 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.125 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.158 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.154 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 92 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.858 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.444 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.837 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 92 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.617 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.823 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.225 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.563 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 118 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.636 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.68 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.120 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.54 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.815 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.620 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.129 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.633 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.939 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.537 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 87 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.52 km NNE of Funny River, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 46 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.419 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.551 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.621 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.67 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.638 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 83 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.820 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.940 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2221 days ago · 86 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.59 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.551 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.721 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.615 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 58 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.620 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.548 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.540 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.87 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.534 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.619 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 59 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.725 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.610 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.033 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.928 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.957 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.925 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.510 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.93 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.64 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 52 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.849 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.93 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.668 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 109 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.522 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.65 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.829 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 72 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.58 km SE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 61 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.134 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.021 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.759 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.82 km S of Kasilof, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.917 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.028 km W of Seward, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.61 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.714 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.769 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 127 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.510 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.218 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 48 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.515 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.214 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.872 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 128 km deep · 88 km away

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