Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 69 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 69 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska on Fri, Oct 23, 2020, 8:59 AM AKDT (16:59 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 29 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-23 16:59:32 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.775° N, 147.030° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.354 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 78 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.514 km NNW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.631 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.926 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.756 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.631 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.726 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.660 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.512 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.610 km N of Healy, AK · 2157 days ago · 129 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.878 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.964 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.066 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.528 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.14 km S of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.687 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 63 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.969 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.868 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.526 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.77 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.636 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.118 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.58 km SE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.747 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.767 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.030 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.731 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.645 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.557 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.718 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.212 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 3.029 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.98 km NNE of Fort Greely, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.622 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 102 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.546 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.618 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.517 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 89 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.160 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.467 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.031 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.710 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.273 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.275 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.526 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.666 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.366 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.425 km NE of Ferry, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.555 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.635 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.578 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.619 km E of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.578 km W of Paxson, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.910 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.110 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

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