Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska on Sat, Jan 11, 2020, 2:16 PM AKST (23:16 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-11 23:16:59 UTC
Depth
50.7 km (31.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.708° N, 150.663° 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
38

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 188 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.648 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.627 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.53 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.219 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.326 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.710 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.630 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.645 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.544 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.929 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.736 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.644 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.644 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.537 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.512 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.93 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.16 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.515 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.75 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.842 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.66 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.935 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.632 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.528 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.94 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.02 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.841 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 108 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.59 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.019 km SW of Knik River, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.723 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.95 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.737 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 3.33 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 57
  35. 1.619 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 59 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.91 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.54 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.96 km E of Willow, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.129 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.69 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.02 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.649 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.036 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 106 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.94 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.842 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.68 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2444 days ago · 126 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.14 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.76 km S of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.54 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 3.47 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 33
  52. 1.529 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.617 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.77 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.616 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 66 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.035 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.839 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.64 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.528 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 60 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.823 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.53 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.711 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.94 km NE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.041 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 91 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.19 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.632 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 87 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.64 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.416 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.534 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.44 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2456 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.619 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.512 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.7Central Alaska · 2457 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.663 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.87 km S of Knik, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.717 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.5Central Alaska · 2458 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.849 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away

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