Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km SE of Salcha, AK

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Salcha, AK on Sun, May 24, 2020, 9:07 AM AKDT (17:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 42 km E of Clear, Alaska, 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
2020-05-24 17:07:30 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.470° N, 146.802° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.243 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.113 km SSW of Badger, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.619 km SSW of Badger, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.711 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.722 km ENE of Anderson, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.64 km WSW of College, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.242 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 13
  8. 1.623 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.521 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.621 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.65 km NNW of North Pole, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 39
  12. 1.835 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.619 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.556 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.641 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.8Central Alaska · 2333 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.411 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.821 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.616 km NNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0206o33997. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.