Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km W of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km W of Susitna, Alaska on Tue, Aug 20, 2019, 7:03 PM AKDT (03:03 UTC), 52 km (32 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-21 03:03:26 UTC
Depth
51.6 km (32.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.550° N, 150.602° 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
71

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 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.63 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.929 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.818 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.538 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.19 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 15
  7. 1.915 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.617 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.53 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.57 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.748 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.78 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.99 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.89 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.526 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.535 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 93 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.56 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.827 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.725 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.827 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.627 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.542 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 98 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.34 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.529 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.09 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.732 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 4.16 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 827 · tsunami flag
  28. 2.26 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.27 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.610 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.17 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 3.133 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 8
  33. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2590 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.96 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.618 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.515 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.19 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.05 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.619 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.64 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.53 km N of Knik, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.930 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.027 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.521 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 3.27 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 24
  46. 2.611 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.98 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.87 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.67 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.87 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.832 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.844 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.220 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.99 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.65 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.628 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.59 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.920 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.526 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.963 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 122 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.56 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.65 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.88 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.66 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.326 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.713 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.126 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 47 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.93 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.813 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.529 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.59 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.717 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2601 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.228 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.923 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.23 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.730 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019ape0v1b. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.