Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska on Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 7:59 AM AKST (16:59 UTC), 56 km (35 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-01 16:59:12 UTC
Depth
56.3 km (35.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.574° N, 150.372° 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
44

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 175 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.319 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 65 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.317 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.97 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.015 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.525 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.030 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.547 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 69 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.63 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.98 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.636 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.510 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.828 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.94 km WSW of Knik-Fairview, AK · 2093 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.519 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.528 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.813 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.613 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.531 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.731 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.51 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.55 km WNW of Knik, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 44 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6
  22. 1.821 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.56 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.119 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.513 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.55 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.833 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.524 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.824 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.613 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 65 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.626 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.833 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 85 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.721 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.740 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.515 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2089 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.67 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.715 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.76 km W of Hope, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.521 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.314 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 73 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 59 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.626 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.312 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 40 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.725 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.24 km NNW of Lakes, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.56 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.147 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.512 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.65 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.88 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.633 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.826 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.742 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.414 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.77 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.013 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.525 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2097 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.632 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 80 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.545 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 92 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.87 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.924 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.527 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.514 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.848 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 83 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.841 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.726 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.918 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.815 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.527 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.97 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.56 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.00 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211xeycu. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC.