Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km NW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Susitna, Alaska on Fri, Dec 6, 2019, 10:17 AM AKST (19:17 UTC), 47 km (29 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-06 19:17:36 UTC
Depth
47.4 km (29.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.565° N, 150.563° 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
47

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 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.136 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 93 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.831 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 66 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.830 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.55 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.932 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.019 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.127 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.024 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.631 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 71 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.35 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.716 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.75 km WSW of Beluga, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.942 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 70 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.96 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.533 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2486 days ago · 109 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.53 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.917 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 3.58 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 57 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 11
  21. 1.55 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.835 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.535 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.221 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 52 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.68 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.220 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.725 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.819 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.50 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.211 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.930 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 95 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.649 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 83 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.612 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.611 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 3.210 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 33
  36. 3.712 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 106
  37. 1.510 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.522 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.810 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.658 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 99 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.350 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 98 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.664 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.56 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.129 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 74 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.520 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.823 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.612 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.529 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.526 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 68 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.56 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.822 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.130 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.031 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 71 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 4.115 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 62 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 226 · tsunami flag
  56. 1.712 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.816 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 49 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.630 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.631 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 86 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.524 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 66 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.94 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.831 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.827 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.510 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.648 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.026 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.546 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.017 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.621 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.38 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.533 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.512 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.630 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 87 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.718 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.34 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.510 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.633 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 103 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.745 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.626 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019fmm4yb9. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.