Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km S of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km S of Willow, Alaska on Sat, Feb 9, 2019, 3:24 AM AKST (12:24 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 5 km S of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-02-09 12:24:13 UTC
Depth
48.3 km (30.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.697° N, 150.038° 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
79

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.631 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 86 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.132 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.86 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.56 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.16 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.918 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.85 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.52 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.038 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 56 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.55 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.95 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.04 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.57 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.73 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.714 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.94 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.6Southern Alaska · 2793 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.83 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.722 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 54 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.317 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2793 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.739 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.08 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 50 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.014 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 62 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.77 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 3.02 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 24
  31. 1.85 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.155 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.73 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 49 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 3.76 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 154
  35. 1.57 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.67 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.65 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.87 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.33 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.86 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.639 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.524 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.722 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.06 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.616 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.22 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2791 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 1.56 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.56 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.512 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.72 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.624 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.54 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.88 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.528 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.62 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2790 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.621 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.99 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.64 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.75 km N of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.939 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.517 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.720 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.729 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.96 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.54 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.83 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.220 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.06 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.7Central Alaska · 2797 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.67 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.11 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.55 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 47 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.036 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.56 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.821 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2

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