Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km N of Big Lake, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km N of Big Lake, Alaska on Sun, Nov 8, 2020, 6:12 PM AKST (03:12 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 18 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-09 03:12:17 UTC
Depth
45.7 km (28.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.563° N, 149.947° 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
48

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 181 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 46 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.620 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.41 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 48 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.10 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 37 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.525 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.031 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.23 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.54 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 32 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.416 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.83 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 39 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.62 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 46 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.523 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2154 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.01 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.027 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2154 days ago · 41 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 52 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.630 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.913 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.521 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.73 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 42 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.812 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.926 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.62 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 39 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.54 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 41 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.45 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 45 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.117 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.635 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.110 km SW of Butte, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.915 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.66 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.617 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.64 km NNE of Knik, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  34. 1.733 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.948 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.92 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 41 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.916 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.55 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 46 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.636 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.621 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.06 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 40 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.527 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.520 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.79 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.037 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.82 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 39 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.518 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.520 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.137 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.02 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 42 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.60 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 39 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.93 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2147 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.022 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.647 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.63 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 44 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.64 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 55 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.642 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.611 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.61 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 37 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.18 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 39 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.82 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 38 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.711 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.547 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.07 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 14
  7. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 38 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2157 days ago · 38 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.82 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 40 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.64 km SE of Knik, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 31
  11. 1.715 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.614 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.522 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.53 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 41 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.73 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 45 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.03 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 40 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.86 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 41 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.63 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 48 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.82 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 40 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.02 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 38 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1

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