Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska on Mon, Apr 13, 2020, 2:43 PM AKDT (22:43 UTC), 42 km (26 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-13 22:43:25 UTC
Depth
42.4 km (26.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.574° N, 150.673° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 144 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.839 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 74 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.631 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.722 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.49 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.817 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.99 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.13 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.729 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.926 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.034 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 93 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.825 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 272
  13. 1.519 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.241 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 110 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.82 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.624 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 64 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.627 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 201 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.58 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.630 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.25 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 10
  21. 1.530 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.7Central Alaska · 2356 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.516 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 57 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.728 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.610 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 3.359 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 108 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2355 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.817 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.79 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.412 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.920 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 63 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.128 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.519 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.33 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.67 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.235 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.92 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.77 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.11 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.75 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 3.08 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 12
  43. 2.010 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.223 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.620 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 51 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.89 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.89 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  48. 1.644 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.526 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 68 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.817 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.86 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.621 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.624 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.510 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.54 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.94 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.522 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.610 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.619 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.513 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.033 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.528 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.625 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.824 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.626 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 58 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.522 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 88 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.527 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.749 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.928 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 58 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.511 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.21 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.717 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.826 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 206 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.529 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.526 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.04 km SSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.85 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.31 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.218 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.727 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away

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