Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 48 km S of Sutton-Alpine, AK

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 48 km S of Sutton-Alpine, AK on Mon, Nov 2, 2020, 9:39 AM AKST (18:39 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 2 km E of Big Lake, 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
2020-11-02 18:39:31 UTC
Depth
39.4 km (24.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.199° N, 148.923° 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
35

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km WNW of Houston, AK · 2159 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.755 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.931 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.633 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.157 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.756 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.537 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.64 km SE of Knik, AK · 2157 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.53 km WNW of Houston, AK · 2157 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.245 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.959 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.54 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 5.12 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  15. 3.75 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.43 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.03 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.86 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.93 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 64
  20. 1.55 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.83 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
  22. 1.63 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  23. 1.72 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  25. 1.63 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.54 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.53 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.82 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.62 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.53 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.51 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.41 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6
  35. 4.42 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away · tsunami flag
  36. 3.93 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.53 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.93 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.82 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.61 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.92 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.63 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.02 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.82 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.647 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.63 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.86 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.03 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.73 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.53 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.64 km SE of Knik, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 31
  52. 1.82 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2153 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 3.07 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 14
  56. 1.82 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.18 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.61 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.94 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.56 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.534 km NE of Chase, AK · 2159 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.649 km SSW of Chase, AK · 2159 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.821 km S of Fishhook, AK · 2159 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.261 km NW of Cantwell, AK · 2160 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.29 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.026 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.469 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.824 km SSE of Fishhook, AK · 2161 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.977 km NNW of Cantwell, AK · 2161 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.844 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.613 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.540 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.226 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.613 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.318 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.860 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.630 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.512 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2164 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.718 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020e40xrrf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.