Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska on Thu, Oct 29, 2020, 11:42 PM AKDT (07:42 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 10 km N of Healy, AK. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-30 07:42:53 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.412° N, 147.391° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.660 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.66 km SE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.512 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.528 km NE of Ester, AK · 2159 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.610 km N of Healy, AK · 2157 days ago · 129 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.964 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.066 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.969 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.868 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.526 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.77 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.636 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.118 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.620 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.645 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.415 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.557 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.513 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.99 km S of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.622 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.535 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.620 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.74 km WNW of North Pole, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.514 km NNW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.769 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.546 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.618 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.517 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.160 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.636 km NNE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.924 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.273 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.275 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.425 km NE of Ferry, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.578 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.619 km E of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.511 km W of Nenana, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 27
  18. 2.032 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.76 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.910 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020dyvsnit. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.