Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 34 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 34 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 4:07 AM AKDT (12:07 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 2 km E of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-20 12:07:50 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.088° N, 148.806° 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
73

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.066 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.114 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.59 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.022 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.226 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.732 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.756 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.753 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.925 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.73 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.016 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.78 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.611 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.869 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.659 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.537 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.434 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.913 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.623 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.96 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.972 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.516 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.38 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.44 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.335 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 32 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.012 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.68 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 3.014 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.427 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.2Central Alaska · 2194 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.624 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.522 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.85 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.932 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 43 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.815 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.82 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.04 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.58 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.65 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.950 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.046 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.838 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.610 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.910 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.617 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.716 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.95 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.928 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.23 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.620 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.636 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.15 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.56 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.64 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.636 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 3.07 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 6
  57. 1.969 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2184 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.212 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.77 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.57 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.88 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.524 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.77 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.25 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.57 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.55 km SW of Chase, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.416 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.325 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.07 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.61 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.636 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.423 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.357 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.670 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.754 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.36 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.69 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.59 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away

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