Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska on Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 4:41 AM AKST (13:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10 km NE of Cooper Landing, 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
2020-12-10 13:41:52 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.647° N, 149.413° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2121 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.85 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.37 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 74
  4. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.69 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.99 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.515 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.058 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.58 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.639 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.55 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.67 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.611 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.730 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.625 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.09 km E of Girdwood, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.57 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.518 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.944 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.842 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.122 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.839 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.95 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.75 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.850 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.17 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.814 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.517 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.839 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.717 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.019 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.913 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.327 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.811 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.528 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.521 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.029 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.725 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.842 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.613 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.57 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.113 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.938 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.021 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 3.05 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 18
  48. 2.513 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.829 km W of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.627 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.61 km WSW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.518 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.63 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  55. 1.59 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.57 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.52 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.56 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.97 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.815 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 2.25 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.621 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.79 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2123 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.138 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.340 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.358 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.95 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
  10. 1.84 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.628 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.611 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.517 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.756 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.528 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.760 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 55
  18. 1.936 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.76 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.93 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away

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