Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 29 km NW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 29 km NW of Susitna, Alaska on Tue, Dec 1, 2020, 7:04 PM AKST (04:04 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 25 km E of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-02 04:04:06 UTC
Depth
63.2 km (39.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.725° N, 150.930° 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
33

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2129 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.5Central Alaska · 2129 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.717 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2129 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.93 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.619 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 101 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.76 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.349 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 120 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.629 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.614 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 55
  12. 3.013 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 74 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 10
  13. 1.75 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.519 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 62 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.019 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.752 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 105 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.922 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 58 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 69 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.449 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.629 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.845 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.527 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.613 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.84 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.926 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.95 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 6
  28. 1.623 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.57 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.130 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.72 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.829 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 3.077 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 133 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  34. 1.918 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 62 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.75 km NNE of Lakes, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 3.240 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2123 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.817 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.79 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  40. 1.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.25 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.511 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.514 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.743 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.61 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.122 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 64 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.328 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 66 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.629 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 67 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.548 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 3.425 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 98 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.828 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.85 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.621 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 79 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 3.37 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 74
  57. 2.08 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.628 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 72 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.636 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 109 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.651 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.58 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.948 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 116 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.552 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 87 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.022 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.962 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 97 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.51 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.72 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.540 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 81 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.635 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 103 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.523 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.716 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 49 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.533 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 89 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.916 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.927 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.752 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.555 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.840 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 66 km deep · 26 km away

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