Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 1 km N of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 1 km N of Houston, Alaska on Fri, Apr 10, 2020, 9:03 AM AKDT (17:03 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 25 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-04-10 17:03:50 UTC
Depth
39.8 km (24.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.647° N, 149.816° 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
69

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 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.04 km SSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.724 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.526 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.826 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 206 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.717 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.21 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 47 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.511 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.928 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.749 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.527 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.626 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.824 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.625 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.528 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.033 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.69 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.815 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.839 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.631 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.817 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.99 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.13 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.926 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.953 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 3.825 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 272
  27. 1.519 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.922 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.82 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 39 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.624 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.627 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 201 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.58 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.534 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 3.25 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 46 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 10
  35. 1.538 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.530 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.7Central Alaska · 2355 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.516 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.610 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.817 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.79 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.412 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.920 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.128 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.519 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.33 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.67 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 50 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.235 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 56 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.822 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.92 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 44 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.534 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.77 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.11 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.75 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 3.08 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 12
  57. 2.010 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.223 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.620 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.89 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 5

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.218 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.727 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.67 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.16 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 38 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 8
  5. 1.79 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 41 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.626 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 89 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.913 km SE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.230 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.822 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.18 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.83 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.233 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.67 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.622 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.957 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.527 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.111 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.026 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.925 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.86 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0204nbf64n (also filed as us70008tct). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC.