Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska on Wed, Apr 29, 2020, 2:58 AM AKDT (10:58 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 35 km NNW of Beluga, 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
2020-04-29 10:58:15 UTC
Depth
60.3 km (37.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.206° N, 150.648° 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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.664 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 106 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.54 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.94 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.522 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.619 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 67 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.657 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.555 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.754 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.160 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.513 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.853 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 110 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.54 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.521 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.14 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.963 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 85 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.056 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.558 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.651 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.959 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2346 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.720 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.146 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.13 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2345 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.821 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.93 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.720 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 3.066 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.341 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.641 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 104 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.52 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.042 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.712 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.760 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 120 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.019 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.661 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.760 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.57 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.59 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.555 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.29 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.60 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.836 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.628 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.28 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.915 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.77 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.517 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.73 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 3.535 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 10
  52. 1.633 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 80 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.612 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.524 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.316 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2338 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.656 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.66 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.319 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.852 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 113 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.86 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 52 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.546 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.817 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.526 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.667 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 118 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.89 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  7. 1.543 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.620 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.163 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.010 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.75 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 50 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.11 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.77 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.534 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.92 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.552 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.052 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.235 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.67 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0205imsg2f. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.