Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 67 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 67 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Mon, Jun 8, 2020, 6:21 PM AKDT (02:21 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 14 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Nikiski forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-06-09 02:21:36 UTC
Depth
109.0 km (67.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.067° N, 152.392° 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
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.536 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.949 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.69 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.219 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.114 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.717 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.166 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 110 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.436 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.626 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.58 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.170 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 124 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.411 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.933 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.89 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.228 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.952 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 103 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.89 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.047 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 97 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.575 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 116 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.79 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.28 km SW of Kenai, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.58 km SW of Kenai, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.536 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.327 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.929 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.128 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.645 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.121 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.623 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.535 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.519 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.239 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.631 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 107 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.446 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 158 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.730 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 70 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.58 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.749 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 80 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.650 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 88 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.09 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.870 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 151 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.514 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.087 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 154 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.957 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2284 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.93 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.045 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.139 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.213 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.110 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.555 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.867 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 107 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.745 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.571 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.622 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.538 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.118 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.265 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 140 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.560 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 94 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.060 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 155 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 1.515 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.286 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.97 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.55 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.926 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 96 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.959 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.951 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 89 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.869 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 110 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.642 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.731 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.441 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.614 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.950 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 94 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.848 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 113 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.656 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 93 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.572 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.768 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 147 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.623 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.213 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.558 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 104 km deep · 17 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0207eaubhq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC.