Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 21 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska on Sun, Mar 1, 2020, 7:35 PM AKST (04:35 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Mar 1, 2020, 7:35 PM AKST
UTC: 2020-03-02 04:35:24 UTC
Depth: 42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.103° N, 150.554° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.032 · 132 stations

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 93

Nearest places

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

Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast37 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0202ulwsxa (also filed as us600087q2). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC.