M1.6 earthquake 74 km ESE of Ruby, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 74 km ESE of Ruby, Alaska on Sat, Sep 26, 2020, 3:27 PM AKDT (23:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 20 km W of Ruby, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-09-26 23:27:21 UTC
- Depth
- 6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.491° N, 154.047° 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
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.020 km W of Ruby, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.570 km NW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.991 km NW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.743 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.670 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.771 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.589 km SSE of Ruby, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020cewyi8e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.