Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 28 km S of Knik River, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 28 km S of Knik River, Alaska on Tue, Nov 24, 2020, 10:04 AM AKST (19:04 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 22 km E of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-24 19:04:45 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.207° N, 148.883° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
84

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 152 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.643 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.013 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.114 km SE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.711 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.54 km NW of Lakes, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.54 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.56 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.914 km N of Hope, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 23
  9. 3.07 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 14
  10. 1.67 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.316 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.19 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.73 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.521 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.92 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.250 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.513 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.716 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.819 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.72 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  21. 1.840 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.51 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.022 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.58 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2131 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.717 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2131 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.93 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.76 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.614 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 3.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 55
  33. 1.760 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.845 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.528 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.756 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.517 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.527 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.84 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.95 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6
  42. 2.130 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.358 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.72 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.75 km NNE of Lakes, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.79 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  47. 1.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.621 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.25 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.514 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.61 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.917 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2123 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.85 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 3.37 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 74
  57. 2.08 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.69 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.515 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.56 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.82 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.05 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.61 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.759 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.520 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.86 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.28 km WNW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.718 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.91 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.50 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.52 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.759 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.620 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.611 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.617 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.628 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  19. 1.98 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.82 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away

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