Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km SW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Susitna, Alaska on Sat, Sep 5, 2020, 3:25 AM AKDT (11:25 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 57 km SW of Skwentna, 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
2020-09-05 11:25:10 UTC
Depth
51.5 km (32.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.486° N, 150.665° 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
44

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 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.331 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.928 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.966 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 124 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.925 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 71 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.534 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 65 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.86 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.610 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.510 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.67 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 60 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.519 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2214 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.652 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 93 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.849 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 110 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.58 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.68 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.948 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.735 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.833 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 99 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.511 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.428 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 53 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.527 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.515 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.945 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 4.07 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 183 · tsunami flag
  26. 2.83 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  27. 1.817 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.54 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.0Central Alaska · 2212 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.729 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.93 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  33. 1.518 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.44 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  35. 4.357 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 122 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 148
  36. 2.92 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 18
  37. 1.646 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 86 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 3.37 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 188
  39. 2.9Central Alaska · 2211 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 27
  40. 1.59 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.513 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.731 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 64 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.922 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.924 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 54 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.640 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 91 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.6Central Alaska · 2209 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.138 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.74 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.16 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.525 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.511 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 79 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.06 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.59 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.69 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.515 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.36 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.81 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.364 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.531 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.63 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.64 km N of Knik, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.725 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.619 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.74 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.033 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.540 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 73 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.760 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.620 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.97 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.525 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.615 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.43 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 3.430 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 113 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.73 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.623 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 96 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.638 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.612 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.56 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1

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