Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Wed, Dec 9, 2020, 3:13 AM AKST (12:13 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-09 12:13:19 UTC
Depth
40.5 km (25.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.395° N, 150.072° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 184 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.25 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.514 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.61 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.122 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.328 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.917 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.629 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.828 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.85 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.621 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.37 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 74
  15. 2.08 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.628 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.636 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.69 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.515 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 54 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.513 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.947 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.58 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.645 km NNW of Beluga, AK · 2122 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.57 km ESE of Susitna North, AK · 2122 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.38 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 3.28 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.55 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.830 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.77 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.56 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.67 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.715 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.026 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.726 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 96 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.09 km E of Girdwood, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.57 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 45 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.518 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.516 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.526 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 3.416 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 44
  42. 2.418 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 56 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.812 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 3.514 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 50 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 29
  45. 1.87 km W of Susitna North, AK · 2116 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.95 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.75 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.94 km E of Houston, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.16 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.525 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2116 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.637 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.610 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.818 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.22 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 44 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.17 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.010 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.345 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.237 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.79 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.817 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2126 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.75 km NNE of Lakes, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.918 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 62 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.829 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.72 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.130 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.57 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.623 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.95 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 40 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  12. 1.84 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.611 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.613 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.527 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.845 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.713 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.449 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away

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