Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 15 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 15 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska on Mon, Jun 11, 2018, 6:04 PM AKDT (02:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 25 km SW 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
2018-06-12 02:04:18 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.035° N, 150.849° 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
70

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.941 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.527 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.521 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.032 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.645 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.96 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.530 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.920 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.512 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.78 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.651 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 97 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.750 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.525 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.223 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.940 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.625 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 61 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.413 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 57 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.520 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.59 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.269 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.529 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.522 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.630 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.524 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.853 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 90 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.612 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.050 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.725 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.663 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 3.326 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.914 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.625 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.67 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.95 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 10
  37. 1.89 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.523 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.539 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 83 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.568 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.923 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.914 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.643 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 85 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.517 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.623 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.66 km NE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.614 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.125 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.072 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.35 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.712 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 2.039 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.622 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.825 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.617 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 54 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.777 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.223 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 70 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.24 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.750 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.653 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 93 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.627 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.716 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.655 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.516 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.13 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.23 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.924 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 53 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.528 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.810 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.515 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.59 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.78 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.224 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.157 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.113 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.22 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 56 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.740 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.89 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 46 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.930 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 81 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0187hltc03 (also filed as ak19768162). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC.