Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska on Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 8:56 PM AKDT (04:56 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 28 km S of Susitna, 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
2018-09-01 04:56:23 UTC
Depth
54.4 km (33.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.977° N, 150.716° 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
68

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.538 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.518 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.552 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.528 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.528 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.535 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.518 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.554 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.525 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.623 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.223 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.528 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.617 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.520 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.036 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.870 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.26 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.671 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.512 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.620 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.714 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.64 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.611 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5
  24. 1.85 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.630 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.72 km SE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 3.39 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 56 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.512 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.67 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.62 km E of Willow, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.54 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.039 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 80 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2939 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.741 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.756 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 103 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.721 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.564 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.511 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.722 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.632 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.55 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.064 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 112 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.713 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 69 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.644 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.942 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.010 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.71 km NNE of Kenai, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.312 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 51 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 3.00 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  51. 1.56 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.626 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.58 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 58 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.827 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.429 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.213 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.325 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.827 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.710 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.562 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.08 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.730 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.98 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.512 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.718 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.427 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.317 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.721 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.616 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.668 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.543 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 92 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.556 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.54 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.743 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.610 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.625 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2958 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.827 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.521 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away

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