Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Mon, Oct 5, 2020, 5:47 PM AKDT (01:47 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 2 km E of Big Lake, 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
2020-10-06 01:47:16 UTC
Depth
36.6 km (22.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.326° N, 150.117° 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
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 150 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.349 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.07 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 39 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.222 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 50 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.131 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 69 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 316 · tsunami flag
  5. 1.69 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 45 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2184 days ago · 37 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.35 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.79 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.66 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.334 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.835 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.918 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.911 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.526 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.66 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 12
  17. 1.826 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.35 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 44 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.514 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.816 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 70
  21. 1.836 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.934 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.619 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.624 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 51 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.56 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 52 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.134 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.54 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.817 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 13
  29. 1.722 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.829 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.631 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.06 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.248 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 4.118 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 460 · tsunami flag
  35. 2.616 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 14
  36. 1.818 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  37. 1.83 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 3.119 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.634 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.923 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 40 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.96 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.79 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.73 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.047 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.25 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.512 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.817 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.630 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.329 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 3.14 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 55
  52. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2172 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.623 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.522 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.614 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.016 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.511 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.32 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.532 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.69 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 2.214 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.116 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.64 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.56 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.15 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.521 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.546 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.620 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.030 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.23 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.924 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.62 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.95 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.917 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.622 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.617 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.910 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.621 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.610 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.65 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away

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