Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska on Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 5:31 PM AKST (02:31 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 47 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-26 02:31:27 UTC
Depth
48.4 km (30.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.334° N, 150.682° 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
29

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 184 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.510 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.773 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2471 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.84 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.64 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.04 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.89 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.764 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.74 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.55 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.618 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.87 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.628 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.218 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.820 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.623 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 59 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.660 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 106 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.517 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.628 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.519 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 46 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.522 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.614 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.817 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.51 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 50 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.38 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.95 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  29. 2.068 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 115 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.73 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.626 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.53 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.34 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 54 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.22 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.013 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 68 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.226 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 61 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.59 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.833 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.735 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.534 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.08 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.67 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.152 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 110 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.62 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.019 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.1Central Alaska · 2464 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.617 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.226 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2464 days ago · 48 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.99 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 12
  52. 3.226 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  53. 1.620 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.624 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.64 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.53 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.014 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.660 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.65 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.713 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.73 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 61 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.016 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.611 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.514 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.831 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 88 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.514 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.74 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.04 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2473 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.935 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 112 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.621 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.58 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.119 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.642 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.08 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.611 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.54 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.56 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 220

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