Magnitude 1.6 - 14 miles S of Sleetmute

September 28, 2020 14:54:33 AKDT (September 28, 2020 22:54:33 UTC)
61.5012°N 157.1046°W Depth 6.0 miles (9 km)

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist

19 miles (30 km) S of Red Devil
56 miles (90 km) W of Lime Village
71 miles (115 km) E of Chuathbaluk
72 miles (116 km) SE of Flat
80 miles (129 km) E of Aniak
99 miles (160 km) SE of Holy Cross
105 miles (170 km) E of Kalskag
107 miles (173 km) E of Lower Kalskag
108 miles (175 km) S of Takotna
112 miles (181 km) SW of McGrath
113 miles (183 km) SE of Shageluk
239 miles (387 km) W of Anchorage
304 miles (492 km) NW of Kodiak

Magnitude type: M_l²
Event type: earthquake

Tectonic Setting of Southwest Alaska

Seismicity in Southwest Alaska is very sparse. Known faults include the Iditarod-Nixon Fork and the western Denali Fault. Neither fault system has documented historical or Holocene earthquake activity. On average this region produces one M4-5 earthquake every other year.