Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 12:12 PM AKDT (20:12 UTC), 37 km (23 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-12 20:12:12 UTC
Depth
36.7 km (22.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.364° N, 150.065° 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
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.728 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.63 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.428 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.039 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.931 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.230 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.66 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.525 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.817 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.83 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.813 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.812 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.736 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2392 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.412 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.512 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.58 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.929 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.67 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.68 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.55 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.812 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.19 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.66 km ENE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.99 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.516 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.918 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.62 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 40 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.518 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.53 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.129 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.65 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.923 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.913 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.734 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.529 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.527 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.610 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 3.38 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 46 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 28
  45. 2.418 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.66 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.926 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2384 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.530 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.8Central Alaska · 2384 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.834 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.62 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.77 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.07 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.739 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.623 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.121 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.627 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.017 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.811 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.736 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2398 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.512 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.616 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2399 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.121 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 58 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.25 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.71 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.25 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 36 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.530 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.61 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.510 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.554 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 109 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 158 · tsunami flag
  19. 1.513 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.612 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 44 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0203beo8op. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.