Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska on Wed, Mar 3, 2021, 4:47 AM AKST (13:47 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-03 13:47:53 UTC
Depth
53.7 km (33.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.448° N, 150.631° 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
35

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 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.52 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.934 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.531 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.821 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 144 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.42 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.649 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 116 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 59 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.624 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.612 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.311 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.53 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.320 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 86 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.97 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.741 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.86 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.011 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 3.25 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 91
  19. 2.437 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.15 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.89 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.518 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.05 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.543 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 79 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.03 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.39 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 3.326 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.545 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.78 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.527 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 81 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.717 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 68 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.929 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.931 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.743 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 95 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.145 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 97 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.846 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.632 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.814 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.032 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.818 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.716 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.736 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.638 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 83 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.646 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.629 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.535 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 82 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.516 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.96 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.712 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.625 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 49 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 3.127 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  53. 1.711 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 53 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.68 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.833 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.625 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.624 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.723 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.661 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.421 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.67 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.557 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 99 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 189 · tsunami flag
  4. 1.834 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 7
  6. 1.61 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.721 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.122 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 47 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.073 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.211 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.87 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.558 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.711 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.050 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 95 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.823 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 77 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.516 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.89 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 54 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.123 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.728 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.50 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 89 km deep · 72 km away

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