Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska on Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 5:06 AM AKST (14:06 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10 km NE of Cooper Landing, 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
2020-12-07 14:06:37 UTC
Depth
45.7 km (28.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.637° N, 150.839° 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
46

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.628 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.95 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.620 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.510 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2123 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.848 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.725 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.023 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.340 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.552 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 94 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2123 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.54 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.79 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.558 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.115 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.917 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.548 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.85 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.533 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.630 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 84 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.77 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.99 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.515 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.967 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 109 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.67 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.544 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.55 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 66 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.728 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.044 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.568 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.723 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 80 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.545 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.67 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.611 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.547 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.730 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.623 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 76 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.636 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.625 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.917 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.57 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.518 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.045 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.526 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.243 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.68 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.418 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.122 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.628 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 83 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.821 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.229 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.637 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.818 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.13 km W of Kasilof, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.620 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.723 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.640 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.713 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.752 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.528 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.823 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.013 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 10
  7. 2.021 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.73 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 55
  10. 1.630 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 77 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.870 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.349 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 120 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.768 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.936 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.76 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.514 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.935 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.93 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.520 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away

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