Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Southeastern Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Southeastern Alaska on Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 5:43 AM AKST (14:43 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 91 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-15 14:43:21 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.884° N, 141.151° 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.2121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.6135 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.6136 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.7120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.591 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.4110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.8118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.097 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.491 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.789 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.8115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.6124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.790 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.5115 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.9134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.7102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.888 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.852 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.590 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.595 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.595 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.997 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.774 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2117 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.599 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.1101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.3126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.865 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.6126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.068 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.561 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.695 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.967 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.580 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.179 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.874 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.5130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.5134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.8131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.3133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.679 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2092 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.5132 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.789 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.5109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.697 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.696 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.999 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.087 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.569 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 2.077 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.6116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.680 km SE of Yakutat, AK · 2157 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.7106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.666 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.617 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.3119 km SE of McCarthy, AK · 2159 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.699 km SE of Yakutat, AK · 2161 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.593 km SE of Yakutat, AK · 2161 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.5114 km SE of Yakutat, AK · 2161 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.631 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.647 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.880 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.768 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.5122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.793 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.374 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.694 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.776 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.887 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away

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