Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km SE of Tonsina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Tonsina, Alaska on Sun, Jun 14, 2020, 12:50 PM AKDT (20:50 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 48 km N of Valdez, 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
2020-06-14 20:50:22 UTC
Depth
26.8 km (16.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.584° N, 145.039° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.911 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 15
  3. 2.712 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 9
  4. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, AK · 2297 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.030 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.950 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.67 km N of Glennallen, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.554 km ENE of Kenny Lake, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.19 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6
  12. 2.054 km SW of Nabesna, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.016 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.847 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.649 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.147 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.518 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.537 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.237 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.559 km NNE of Chitina, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.642 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.836 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.826 km ENE of Silver Springs, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.215 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.59 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.650 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.724 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.87 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.037 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.339 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.244 km S of Tonsina, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 3.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.320 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.612 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.737 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.214 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.140 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.742 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.246 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.630 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.845 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.811 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.513 km ENE of Silver Springs, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.328 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.019 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.840 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.339 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.724 km ENE of Chitina, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.542 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.446 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.533 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.045 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.633 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.142 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away

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