Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km NE of Knik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Knik, Alaska on Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 7:26 AM AKST (16:26 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km NNE of Hope, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-02 16:26:20 UTC
Depth
32.5 km (20.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.480° N, 149.663° 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
75

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 140 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.517 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.817 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.724 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.925 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.533 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1761 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.536 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.51 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.532 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.78 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.822 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.58 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.512 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.127 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.812 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.032 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.524 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.712 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.73 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.812 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.716 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1757 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.913 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.835 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.520 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.518 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.617 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.227 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.75 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.519 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.59 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.541 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1753 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1752 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.428 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.523 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.910 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.41 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 3.1Southern Alaska · 1752 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 6
  47. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.52 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 53 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.645 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.647 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.224 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.534 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.726 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.726 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.932 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.99 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.48 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.349 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.614 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1748 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.65 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.55 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.913 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.713 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.741 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.79 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.525 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.630 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.627 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.027 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.65 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.78 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.88 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.59 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.627 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1766 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.531 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.820 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.111 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ffy95qz. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC.