Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 42 km W of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 42 km W of Susitna, Alaska on Sun, Jan 12, 2025, 1:16 AM AKST (10:16 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 25 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-12 10:16:17 UTC
Depth
68.0 km (42.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.508° N, 151.300° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
62

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.69 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 628 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.622 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 628 days ago · 76 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.87 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 627 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.051 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 627 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.818 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 627 days ago · 49 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.54 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 627 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.537 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 627 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.016 km E of Willow, Alaska · 627 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.69 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 627 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.631 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 626 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.912 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 626 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.619 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 626 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.214 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 626 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.540 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 626 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.867 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 626 days ago · 110 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.654 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 626 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.831 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 626 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 626 days ago · 113 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.74 km WSW of Beluga, Alaska · 626 days ago · 58 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.03 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 625 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.612 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 625 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.634 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 625 days ago · 76 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.616 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 625 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.636 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 625 days ago · 82 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.644 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 625 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.733 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 624 days ago · 112 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.922 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 624 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  28. 1.622 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 624 days ago · 69 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.656 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 624 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.536 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 624 days ago · 78 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.825 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 624 days ago · 61 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.684 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 624 days ago · 153 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.754 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 624 days ago · 127 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.668 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 623 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 3.29 km N of Willow, Alaska · 623 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  36. 1.573 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 623 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.514 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 623 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.776 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 623 days ago · 129 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.543 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 623 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.516 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 622 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.539 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 622 days ago · 97 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.526 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 622 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.822 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 622 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.749 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 622 days ago · 106 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.72 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 622 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.40 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 622 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.722 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 622 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.565 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 622 days ago · 108 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.548 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 622 days ago · 70 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.543 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 621 days ago · 105 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.57 km S of Houston, Alaska · 621 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.511 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 621 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.39 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 621 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.530 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 621 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.63 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 621 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.822 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 621 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.638 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 621 days ago · 76 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.640 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 621 days ago · 69 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.75 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 621 days ago · 78 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.943 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 621 days ago · 105 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.82 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 628 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.016 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 628 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.523 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 628 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.65 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 628 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.930 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 628 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.523 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 628 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.620 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 628 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.538 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 628 days ago · 80 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.131 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 628 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.54 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 629 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.016 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 629 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.523 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 629 days ago · 56 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.57 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 629 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.913 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 629 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.510 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 630 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.637 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 630 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.539 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 630 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.618 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 630 days ago · 105 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.617 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 630 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.624 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 630 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025k0hyp7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.