Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 23 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 23 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska on Sun, Aug 18, 2019, 5:49 PM AKDT (01:49 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 28 km NW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-19 01:49:44 UTC
Depth
47.3 km (29.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.346° N, 150.637° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
85

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 143 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.713 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.326 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.66 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.763 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.88 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.65 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.56 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.963 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 122 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.14 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 52 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.55 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.63 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.567 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 107 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.19 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 15
  14. 1.915 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.617 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.53 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.57 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.748 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.78 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.719 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.99 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.89 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.535 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 93 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.56 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.526 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.827 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.725 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.827 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.627 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.542 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 98 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.34 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.529 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.09 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.732 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 4.16 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 827 · tsunami flag
  36. 2.26 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.27 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.610 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.17 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 3.133 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 8
  41. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2589 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.914 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.96 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.618 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.515 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.067 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.018 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.19 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 3.121 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
  50. 2.05 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.619 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.64 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.53 km N of Knik, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.930 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.027 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.55 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 3.27 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 24
  59. 2.98 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.87 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.93 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.813 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.529 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.59 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2600 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.228 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 60 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.923 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 102 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.010 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.23 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.730 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.05 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.56 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.641 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.514 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2603 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2603 days ago · 52 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.611 km SSE of Susitna North, AK · 2603 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.517 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.523 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

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