Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska on Tue, Aug 18, 2020, 8:43 PM AKDT (04:43 UTC), 62 km (38 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-19 04:43:26 UTC
Depth
61.9 km (38.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.451° N, 150.910° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.62 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 50 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.77 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.51 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.83 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.917 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.541 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 105 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.62 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.125 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.218 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.841 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.634 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 99 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.823 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.823 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.44 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 59
  18. 1.926 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.563 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 118 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.636 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 65 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.012 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.55 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.034 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.910 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.542 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.68 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 74 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.916 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.736 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.54 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.59 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.64 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.62 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.88 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.620 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 60 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.129 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 76 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.64 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.40 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.633 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.939 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 3.037 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 116 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.411 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.551 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 96 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.05 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.723 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 66 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.215 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.011 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.27 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.615 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.3Central Alaska · 2223 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  50. 2.239 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.416 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 61 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.56 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.612 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.638 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 83 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.623 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.73 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 3.430 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.43 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.615 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.525 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 99 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.62 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.922 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.921 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.838 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.417 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.14 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 18
  8. 1.69 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.613 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.841 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.668 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 109 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.940 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.522 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 59 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.58 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.65 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.435 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.07 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.52 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.58 km SE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away

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