Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska on Thu, Jun 25, 2020, 5:16 PM AKDT (01:16 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km NNE of Ferry, 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
2020-06-26 01:16:08 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.431° N, 147.291° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km NNW of North Pole, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 39
  2. 1.835 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 108 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.620 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.619 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.660 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.624 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.556 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.723 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.810 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.369 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.820 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.48 km NNE of Ferry, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.527 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.74 km NW of Moose Creek, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.958 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 116 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.260 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.828 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.327 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.626 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.711 km NE of Fox, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.227 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 3.427 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 14
  23. 2.227 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.827 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.128 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.626 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 1.521 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.623 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.242 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 13
  4. 2.014 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.64 km WSW of College, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.024 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.6Central Alaska · 2294 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.722 km ENE of Anderson, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.57 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.711 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.89 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.619 km SSW of Badger, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.113 km SSW of Badger, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.243 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.269 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.024 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.07 km N of Healy, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.978 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.578 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02086ecnko. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.