Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km N of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km N of Susitna, Alaska on Wed, Dec 13, 2017, 7:02 PM AKST (04:02 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km NNW of Houston, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-14 04:02:20 UTC
Depth
47.8 km (29.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.599° N, 150.491° 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
90

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 156 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.98 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 80 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.618 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.526 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.041 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3215 days ago · 68 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.512 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 67 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.59 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.520 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.623 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.414 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.520 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.736 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.52 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.63 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.54 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.121 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.631 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.527 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.93 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.816 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3209 days ago · 56 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.631 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.636 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.629 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 59 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.518 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.45 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 3.017 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.837 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 120 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.812 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.836 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 96 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.719 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 64 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.326 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.040 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 3.15 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 14
  39. 2.140 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.836 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.052 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.631 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.724 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.814 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.521 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.726 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 53 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.915 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.518 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.010 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.811 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.844 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 69 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.530 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 99 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.523 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.517 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.642 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 82 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.515 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.56 km SW of Sunrise, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.88 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.712 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.611 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.727 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.627 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3218 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3218 days ago · 113 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.733 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 76 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.829 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.77 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.610 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 53 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.619 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.610 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.520 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.46 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  14. 2.327 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.530 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.527 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.858 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.017 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.817 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 9

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