Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 0 km N of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 0 km N of Willow, Alaska on Tue, Dec 29, 2020, 1:08 PM AKST (22:08 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 5 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-29 22:08:08 UTC
Depth
39.3 km (24.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.752° N, 150.036° 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
80

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 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.97 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.527 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.815 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.918 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.726 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.848 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.514 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.527 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.924 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.87 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.632 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2101 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.525 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 69 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.013 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.77 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.28 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.319 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.813 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 80 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.317 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.97 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.525 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.522 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.638 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.030 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.547 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.63 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.933 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.98 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.510 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.245 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.828 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 74 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.062 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.94 km WSW of Knik-Fairview, AK · 2097 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.519 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.528 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.813 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.613 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.531 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.731 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.51 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.55 km WNW of Knik, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 6
  44. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.56 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 43 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.119 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.513 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.759 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.55 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.833 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.524 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.824 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.613 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.626 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.833 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.515 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2093 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.67 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.52 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.62 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.414 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.637 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.542 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.726 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 91 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.837 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.037 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.57 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.515 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.59 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.63 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.518 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.336 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.529 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.51 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.128 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.77 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 7
  20. 1.96 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away

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