Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska on Mon, Apr 20, 2020, 9:50 PM AKDT (05:50 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 35 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-21 05:50:22 UTC
Depth
62.5 km (38.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.635° N, 150.855° 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
69

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.128 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.519 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.33 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.67 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.235 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 56 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.552 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.92 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.77 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 40 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.11 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.75 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.08 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 12
  13. 2.010 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.223 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.620 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 51 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.89 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.89 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  18. 1.644 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 87 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.526 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 68 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.817 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.86 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.624 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.510 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.54 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.94 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.522 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 75 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.610 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.619 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.513 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.54 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.521 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.14 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2343 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.720 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.13 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2342 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.821 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.93 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.563 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.720 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.341 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.641 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.52 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.712 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.661 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 104 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.621 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.019 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.574 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.57 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.59 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 61 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.29 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.60 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.836 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 53 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.628 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.28 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.915 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.77 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.629 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.517 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 62 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.412 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.79 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.817 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2356 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.359 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 108 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.610 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.728 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.516 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 57 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.7Central Alaska · 2356 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.530 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 55 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.25 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 10
  12. 1.58 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.627 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 201 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.624 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 64 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.82 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.241 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 110 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.519 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.034 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 93 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.926 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.729 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02055bgsvm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.