Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km SW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Susitna, Alaska on Sat, Aug 1, 2020, 9:53 PM AKDT (05:53 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 57 km SW of Skwentna, 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
2020-08-02 05:53:12 UTC
Depth
53.6 km (33.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.485° N, 150.644° 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
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.634 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.622 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.68 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.66 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.815 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.92 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.34 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.513 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.638 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.934 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 101 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.615 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.54 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.830 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.112 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.38 km NW of Sterling, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.531 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.93 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.922 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 54 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.58 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.847 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.514 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 89 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.87 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  25. 1.918 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.724 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 53 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.711 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.515 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.56 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.520 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.129 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 108 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.214 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.515 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.48 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.218 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.510 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.613 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.714 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.125 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 73 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.021 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 64 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.730 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 63 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.84 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.58 km SE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.52 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.07 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.435 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.65 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.58 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.522 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 59 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.613 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.69 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 3.14 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 18
  54. 2.417 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.838 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.921 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.922 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.62 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.523 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 62 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.76 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.259 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.851 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 99 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.747 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 97 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.860 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.319 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.731 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.713 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 71 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.413 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.26 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2254 days ago · 51 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.6Central Alaska · 2254 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.05 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.372 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.626 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.514 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.519 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.03 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.031 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.737 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.94 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0209vnu62e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.