Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km NW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Willow, Alaska on Sun, Aug 9, 2020, 10:09 PM AKDT (06:09 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 31 km WNW of Susitna, 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
2020-08-10 06:09:38 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.833° N, 150.167° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.56 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 55 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.520 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.129 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.526 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.214 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.515 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.48 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.510 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.613 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 69 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.125 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.914 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.021 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.730 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.84 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.52 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.07 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.435 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.648 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.65 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.58 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.522 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.613 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 3.14 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 18
  26. 2.417 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 56 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.921 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.922 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.62 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.523 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.62 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.77 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.51 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.83 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.917 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 47 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.541 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.62 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.839 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.125 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.218 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.712 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.645 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.823 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.823 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 3.44 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 59
  48. 1.926 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.636 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.012 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.55 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.034 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 66 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.910 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.542 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.524 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.916 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.736 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.59 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.64 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.62 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.724 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.826 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.918 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.87 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.514 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.841 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.521 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 85 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.548 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.58 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.922 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.93 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.531 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.69 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.54 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.830 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 12
  17. 1.513 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.34 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.92 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.815 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away

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