M1.9 earthquake Southern Alaska
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 2:37 AM AKDT (10:37 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 67 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-09-30 10:37:05 UTC
- Depth
- 67.9 km (42.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.799° N, 152.399° 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
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 169 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.07 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.038 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 82 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.516 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.135 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.339 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 129 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.841 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.937 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 78 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.223 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.024 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 70 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.261 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 105 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.158 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 98 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.946 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.838 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 77 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.120 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.143 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 167 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.565 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 120 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.638 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.343 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 117 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.058 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 83 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.051 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 110 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.546 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 83 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.645 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.842 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 94 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.949 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 92 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.831 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 66 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.743 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 125 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.619 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.77 km W of Homer, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
- 1.640 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 137 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.741 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.865 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.856 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 156 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.561 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.952 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 96 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.960 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 91 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.066 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 131 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.250 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 84 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.440 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 160 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.831 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 129 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.852 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 86 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.518 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 54 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.518 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.757 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 87 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 115 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.84 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.855 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.835 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 86 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.065 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 104 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.649 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 145 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.866 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 111 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.653 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 2184 days ago · 108 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.058 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 98 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.667 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 106 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.851 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 146 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.516 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 60 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.220 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.256 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 92 km deep · 31 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.163 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 112 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.554 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 91 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.124 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.260 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 106 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.636 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 66 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.747 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 81 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 100 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 105 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.662 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 103 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.742 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 136 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.737 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 130 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.663 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 110 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.96 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.064 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 107 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.342 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 91 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
- 1.56 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.736 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.547 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 108 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.046 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 73 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.864 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 114 km deep · 34 km away
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