Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska on Sat, Nov 9, 2019, 5:28 AM AKST (14:28 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-11-09 14:28:46 UTC
Depth
31.5 km (19.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.461° N, 149.914° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 158 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.929 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.58 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.57 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 36 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.527 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.825 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.05 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.63 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.69 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.98 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.438 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.332 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.713 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 49 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.726 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.033 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.012 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 44 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 11
  17. 1.637 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.023 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.06 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 36 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.63 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.813 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.013 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 51 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.79 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.923 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.75 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.67 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2511 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.59 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.827 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.57 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.96 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 43 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.96 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.71 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 3.024 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 44 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.616 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.56 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.723 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.94 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 38 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 18
  40. 1.76 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.539 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.88 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.74 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.67 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 38 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.524 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 88 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2507 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.616 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.93 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.57 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.511 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.627 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  53. 1.614 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 49 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 4.03 km S of Point MacKenzie, AK · 2505 days ago · 47 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 267 · tsunami flag
  55. 1.615 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.613 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.514 km N of Fishhook, AK · 2504 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.523 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.51 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 42 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.717 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.64 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 42 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.62 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 41 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.94 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 42 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 54
  5. 1.822 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.07 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 500 · tsunami flag
  7. 2.126 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.927 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.818 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.93 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 38 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.45 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  13. 3.64 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 46 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 214
  14. 1.55 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.88 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.512 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.515 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2520 days ago · 47 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.617 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.216 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away

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