Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 4:42 AM AKST (13:42 UTC), 1 km (1 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-10 13:42:15 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.608° N, 147.933° 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
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.058 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.639 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.918 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.09 km E of Girdwood, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.855 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.944 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.842 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.741 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.839 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.850 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.839 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.843 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.029 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.725 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.842 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.113 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.938 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.021 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.634 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.648 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.623 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.638 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.526 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 3.510 km NE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 9
  28. 1.620 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.454 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.950 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.049 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.826 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.915 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.09 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.751 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2086 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.246 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.625 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.643 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.323 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.811 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.524 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.845 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.649 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.853 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.636 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.749 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.649 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.658 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.838 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.86 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.626 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.726 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.848 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.917 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.621 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.138 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.358 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.755 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.517 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.756 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.845 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.760 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.836 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.839 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.840 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.839 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.513 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.250 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.324 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.19 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.643 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.613 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away

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