Past earthquakes near Spurr volcano: 2020 - list, stats and map

Updated: Apr 20, 2024 10:29 GMT - refresh

In 2020, Spurr volcano has had 226 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.6:

2 quakes above magnitude 3
38 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
186 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Strongest: Mag. 3.6 Earthquake 75km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska (USA) -

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Showing quakes magnitude 0.5 or higher, within up to 30 km (19 mi) distance (284 quakes):

Past earthquakes near Spurr volcano: 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Dec 30, 2020 01:51 pm (Anchorage)	2.2 93 km	24 km (15 mi) to the E	41 Km WNW of Beluga, Alaska, USA	Info
Dec 30, 2020 11:12 am (Anchorage)	1.5 7.1 km	17 km (10.3 mi) to the S	63 km W of Tyonek, Alaska	Info
Dec 29, 2020 10:09 pm (Anchorage)	1.7 130 km	8.7 km (5.4 mi) to the W	72 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska	Info
Sunday, December 27, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 27, 2020 03:05 am (Anchorage)	1.6 8.1 km	23 km (14 mi) to the SE	46 Km W of Tyonek, Alaska, USA	Info
Dec 26, 2020 10:02 pm (Anchorage)	2.2 109 km	20 km (13 mi) to the N	66 Km WNW of Beluga, Alaska, USA	Info
Wednesday, December 23, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 23, 2020 12:53 pm (Anchorage)	2.8 126 km	20 km (13 mi) to the S	68 Km W of Tyonek, Alaska, USA	Info
Saturday, December 19, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 19, 2020 02:27 pm (Anchorage)	1.2 4.6 km	14 km (8.8 mi) to the N	72 Km WNW of Beluga, Alaska, USA	Info
Friday, December 18, 2020 GMT (3 quakes)
Dec 18, 2020 01:28 pm (Anchorage)	0.3 3.8 km	20 km (12 mi) to the S	66 Km W of Tyonek, Alaska, USA	Info
Dec 17, 2020 07:13 pm (Anchorage)	0.1 14 km	27 km (17 mi) to the S	63 Km W of Tyonek, Alaska, USA	Info
Dec 17, 2020 04:56 pm (Anchorage)	0.1 14 km	27 km (17 mi) to the S	63 Km W of Tyonek, Alaska, USA	Info
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 15, 2020 06:31 am (Anchorage)	2.2 111 km	27 km (17 mi) to the S	44 mi northwest of Nikiski, Alaska, USA	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.1 x 10¹⁰ joules (11.3 megawatt hours, equivalent to 9.76 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Spurr volcano (Cook Inlet, SW Alaska): monitoring stations have been restored, allowing for real-time monitoring once again

The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) informed that the seismic station and remote webcam (approx. 75 miles from west of Anchorage) started to receive signals from the volcano again as conditions have enhanced. ... Read all

Tue, 22 Jan 2013, 08:17