Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 10:30 AM AKDT (18:30 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 54 km NNE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-19 18:30:42 UTC
Depth
81.0 km (50.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.720° N, 150.595° 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
73

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 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.464 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 123 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.19 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.019 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.838 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.721 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.564 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.642 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 109 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.521 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 78 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.736 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.670 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 117 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.245 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 104 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.551 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.849 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 106 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.129 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.962 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 128 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.035 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 74 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.054 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 91 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.923 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.369 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 126 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.734 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.529 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.826 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.530 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.8Central Alaska · 2384 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.944 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 95 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.834 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.818 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 80 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.660 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 126 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.068 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.739 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.876 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 3.5Central Alaska · 2382 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  34. 1.532 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 129 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.838 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.956 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.625 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.121 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.046 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 97 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.255 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.659 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 130 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.876 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 106 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.627 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.017 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.650 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.557 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 112 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.724 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.854 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.445 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.744 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.552 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 107 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.067 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.621 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.935 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.637 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.522 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.625 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.056 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.260 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 125 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.655 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 83 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.533 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 80 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.666 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 125 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.412 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.752 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.864 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 116 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.158 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.555 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 90 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.769 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.544 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.535 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 82 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.029 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.524 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 84 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.767 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 90 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.024 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.470 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 97 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.541 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.650 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 108 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.019 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 82 km deep · 38 km away

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