Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 25 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska on Wed, Sep 28, 2016, 7:42 AM AKDT (15:42 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 31 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-28 15:42:47 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.061° N, 150.304° 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
59

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 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.328 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.114 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.517 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.021 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.56 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.518 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.034 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.644 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 92 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.521 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.811 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.827 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.914 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.93 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.04 km W of Sunrise, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 148 · tsunami flag
  16. 1.621 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.75 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.713 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.828 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.56 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.624 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.615 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.99 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 76 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 3.23 km S of Kasilof, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.211 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.82 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.88 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.58 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.78 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.113 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.57 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.725 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.723 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 46 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.64 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.510 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3649 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.722 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 39 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.316 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.94 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.629 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.611 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.520 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.811 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.62 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.523 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.832 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.511 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.834 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 83 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.519 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.814 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.017 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.718 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 43 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.523 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.624 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.85 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.523 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.512 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.636 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.339 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 89 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.05 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.015 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.521 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.51 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.555 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.718 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.144 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.617 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.53 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.621 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.144 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.524 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.618 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.646 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.614 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.526 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.820 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.714 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016ci3d03h (also filed as ak14084596). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.