Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 19 km S of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 19 km S of Susitna, Alaska on Wed, May 6, 2020, 12:48 PM AKDT (20:48 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 7 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-06 20:48:19 UTC
Depth
41.5 km (25.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.372° N, 150.504° 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
45

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.574 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.617 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.57 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.59 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.532 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.29 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.60 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.836 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.628 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.28 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.915 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.77 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.629 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.517 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 62 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.73 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 3.535 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 88 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 10
  18. 1.633 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 80 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.612 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.524 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.316 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2336 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.66 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.319 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.574 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.940 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.819 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.621 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 62 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.522 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.536 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 101 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.136 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 80 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.211 km E of Willow, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 3.14 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 19
  34. 1.830 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.66 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.627 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 65 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.51 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.627 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.913 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.611 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.513 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.718 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.62 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.48 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.330 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.64 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.914 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.93 km N of Lakes, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.815 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.849 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.14 km NNE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.046 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.622 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 53 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.611 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.55 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.624 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 1.911 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.45 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.631 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.843 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.621 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.661 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.712 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 43 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.52 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.720 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.93 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.821 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2343 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.13 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.720 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2344 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.14 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.521 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.54 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.123 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.619 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.610 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.522 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.94 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.54 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0205udg2m4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.