Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 29 km SW of Tok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 29 km SW of Tok, Alaska on Sun, May 31, 2020, 12:59 PM AKDT (20:59 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 40 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-31 20:59:31 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.114° N, 143.317° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km NNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.535 km NNW of Nabesna, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.711 km SSE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.737 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.032 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.639 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.640 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.338 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.635 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.637 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.722 km SSW of Dot Lake Village, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.435 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km S of Tok, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.219 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.229 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.838 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.538 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0206zpy4tt. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.