Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 18 km N of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 18 km N of Willow, Alaska on Wed, May 12, 2021, 3:46 AM AKDT (11:46 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 48 km E of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-12 11:46:50 UTC
Depth
29.2 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.915° N, 150.097° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
45

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 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.526 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.533 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 96 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.0Central Alaska · 1962 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.912 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.514 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.523 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.411 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.816 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 59 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.713 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 93 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.821 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.528 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.022 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.812 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.719 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.618 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.73 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.36 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.66 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 3.548 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6
  22. 1.648 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.945 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.062 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.750 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.616 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.548 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.649 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.47 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.426 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.621 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.729 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.517 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 34 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.255 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.635 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.550 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.840 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.544 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.8Central Alaska · 1953 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.83 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.411 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.922 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.741 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.742 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.442 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.32 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  47. 2.08 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1953 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.85 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.612 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.711 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.716 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.761 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.630 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.847 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 102 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.724 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.50 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.933 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.444 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.610 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.98 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.823 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.952 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.116 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.426 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.526 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.70 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.631 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.612 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.034 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.67 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.525 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.914 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.56 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.628 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.540 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.74 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away

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