Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 31 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska on Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 12:27 PM AKST (21:27 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 42 km NNE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-03-09 21:27:58 UTC
Depth
74.2 km (46.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.235° N, 150.978° 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
86

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 174 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.743 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.621 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 87 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.346 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.846 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.632 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.847 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.814 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 77 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.032 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.716 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.763 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.638 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 83 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.646 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.535 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.516 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.862 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.551 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.712 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.059 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 110 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.68 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.833 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.656 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 112 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.520 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.723 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 67 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.841 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 106 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.226 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.556 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 101 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.553 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.631 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.5Central Alaska · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.923 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.111 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.739 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.862 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.92 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.537 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 86 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.045 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 3.154 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.555 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 123 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.744 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 106 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.316 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.67 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.620 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 72 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.67 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.047 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.051 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 107 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.646 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 93 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.834 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 92 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.452 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.59 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.63 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.542 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 108 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.765 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.510 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 82 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.929 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 76 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.62 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 73 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.717 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.550 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.78 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.326 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 73 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.623 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.39 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.543 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.05 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.010 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 122 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.518 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.437 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.011 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.555 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 138 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.741 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 109 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.97 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.451 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.062 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 122 km deep · 90 km away

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