Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska on Wed, Mar 31, 2021, 11:19 PM AKDT (07:19 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Southern 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
2021-04-01 07:19:57 UTC
Depth
38.1 km (23.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.491° N, 149.930° 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
72

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 136 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.519 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.725 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.633 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.626 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.424 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.728 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.04 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 32 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2006 days ago · 47 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.59 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.09 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.035 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.66 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.545 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.821 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.533 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.712 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.48 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.57 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.824 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.525 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.67 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 49 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.63 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.510 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 49 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.620 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 68 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.531 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.65 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.623 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2003 days ago · 63 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.043 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.13 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 38 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.038 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  36. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.625 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.19 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.72 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 47 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.911 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.513 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.79 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.112 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.532 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.010 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.57 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1999 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.930 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.914 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.211 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.210 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.916 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.522 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.81 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 46 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.816 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.725 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.616 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.63 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 36 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.549 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.49 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.75 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.71 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.317 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.735 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.939 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.67 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 40 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.510 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.614 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 55 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.73 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 37 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.914 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.86 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.45 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.923 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.118 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2013 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.99 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.55 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away

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