Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Tue, Dec 4, 2018, 9:14 PM AKST (06:14 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 7 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-12-05 06:14:24 UTC
Depth
38.4 km (23.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.434° N, 150.124° 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
17

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 36 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.81 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.87 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 48 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.68 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.55 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.85 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.53 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.68 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.58 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 42 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.64 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.04 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.42 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.77 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.24 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 37 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.57 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.93 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.87 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.51 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.18 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 39 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.94 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.57 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 37 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.59 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.16 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 7
  27. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.04 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.54 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.56 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.54 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 37 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.98 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 41 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2859 days ago · 40 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.98 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.54 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.06 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.56 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 40 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.03 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.54 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.75 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 3.4Southern Alaska · 2859 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 27
  43. 1.75 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.56 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 3.37 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.84 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.94 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.86 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 34 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.93 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.84 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.86 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.610 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.93 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.15 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.82 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.56 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.76 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.55 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.54 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.51 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.16 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 11
  2. 2.62 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 34 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.35 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.05 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.66 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.12 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2860 days ago · 36 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 37 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2860 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.05 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.86 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 39 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.15 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.81 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.53 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.61 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.38 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.88 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.67 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.96 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.85 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away

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