Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Southeastern Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Southeastern Alaska on Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 2:54 PM AKDT (22:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 49 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-24 22:54:15 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.715° N, 139.486° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

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: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.856 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.5106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.599 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.780 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.592 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.784 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.743 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.797 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.719 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.779 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.681 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.768 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.699 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.545 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.546 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.646 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.745 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.846 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.561 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.997 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.998 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.551 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.887 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.776 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.694 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.374 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.768 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.880 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.647 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.631 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.593 km SE of Yakutat, AK · 2164 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.699 km SE of Yakutat, AK · 2164 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.617 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.666 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.680 km SE of Yakutat, AK · 2160 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.991 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2153 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.077 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.9Southeastern Alaska · 2149 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 4.249 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  40. 3.652 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.753 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.826 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.669 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.598 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.897 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.740 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.555 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.857 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.554 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.558 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.646 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.874 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.989 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2221 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.664 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.5101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.947 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away

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