Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 48 km NNE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 48 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Sun, Dec 6, 2020, 2:09 AM AKST (11:09 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 51 km ESE of Denali National Park, 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
2020-12-06 11:09:49 UTC
Depth
64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.815° N, 149.583° 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
74

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 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.660 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 125 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.753 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.527 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.613 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.645 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.331 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.741 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.926 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.212 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.57 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.130 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.259 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 106 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.966 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 126 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.534 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.511 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.266 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.961 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 112 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.367 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.644 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.513 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.669 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 63 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.533 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 92 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.151 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 115 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.57 km ESE of Susitna North, AK · 2118 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.677 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.034 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.574 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 124 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.77 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.968 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 127 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.552 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 72 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.217 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.56 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.530 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 58 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.856 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 88 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.766 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 111 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.164 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.844 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 117 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 125 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.576 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 115 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 3.741 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 95 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.530 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.963 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 131 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.516 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.770 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 118 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.761 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.067 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 122 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.750 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 120 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.825 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.634 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 90 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.663 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 128 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.87 km W of Susitna North, AK · 2113 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 123 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.7Central Alaska · 2112 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.532 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 108 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 120 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.543 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 112 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.549 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.6Central Alaska · 2111 days ago · 134 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 124 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.561 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 119 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.465 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.019 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.960 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 127 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.655 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 69 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.553 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 116 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.629 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.053 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 108 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.656 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 69 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.5Central Alaska · 2129 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.543 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.663 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 118 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.555 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 78 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.718 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.528 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.643 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.547 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.022 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.648 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 64 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.169 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away

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