Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km N of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km N of Willow, Alaska on Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 12:36 AM AKDT (08:36 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 25 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-13 08:36:18 UTC
Depth
26.3 km (16.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.887° N, 150.058° 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
47

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 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.728 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.019 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.428 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.931 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.230 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.524 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 84 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.66 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.029 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.535 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 82 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.525 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.817 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.83 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.029 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.812 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.736 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2392 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.752 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.412 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.747 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.533 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.048 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.148 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.58 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.1Central Alaska · 2390 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.929 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.67 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.68 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.55 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.812 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.19 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.019 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.721 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.99 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.521 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.62 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.518 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.53 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.129 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 55 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.65 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.923 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.913 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.734 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.529 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 66 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.527 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 3.38 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 28
  51. 2.418 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.66 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.826 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.926 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2384 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.530 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.8Central Alaska · 2383 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.834 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 58 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.818 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.62 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.04 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2397 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.512 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2398 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.121 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.25 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.25 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.530 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.61 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.510 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.616 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.113 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.839 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 158 · tsunami flag
  18. 1.513 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 46 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.536 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.624 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away

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