Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 14 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska on Sun, Oct 17, 2021, 11:37 PM AKDT (07:37 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 35 km NE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-18 07:37:42 UTC
Depth
48.0 km (29.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.192° N, 150.183° 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
51

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 140 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.643 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.57 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.017 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.223 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.541 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.935 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 33
  7. 1.516 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.770 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.626 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.950 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 115 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.516 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.516 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.610 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 56 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.56 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.519 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.49 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.551 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 110 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.962 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.861 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.564 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.519 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.519 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.117 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.610 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.913 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.831 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 95 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.5Central Alaska · 1802 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.813 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.648 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.656 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.540 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 101 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.113 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.5Central Alaska · 1801 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.741 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.653 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.82 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.830 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.523 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.635 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.630 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 91 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.629 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.52 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.965 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.825 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.53 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.454 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.825 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.04 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.826 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.526 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.949 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1797 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.631 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.848 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.64 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.012 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.226 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.721 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.828 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.931 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.834 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.521 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.0Central Alaska · 1808 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.812 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.116 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.832 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.721 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.567 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.626 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.523 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.021 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.56 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.530 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 54 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.114 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.827 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 95 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.530 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.065 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away

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