Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska on Sat, Mar 7, 2020, 2:26 PM AKST (23:26 UTC), 53 km (33 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-07 23:26:13 UTC
Depth
52.8 km (32.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.875° N, 150.446° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.612 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.126 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 158 · tsunami flag
  5. 2.554 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.510 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.61 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.25 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.71 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.25 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.121 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2394 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.616 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 58 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.512 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.736 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 84 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.04 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.728 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.63 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 60 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.715 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.428 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.039 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.230 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 63 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.66 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.525 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.06 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.817 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.83 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.813 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.539 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.812 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.59 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.736 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2387 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.621 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.512 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.58 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.67 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.68 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.623 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.55 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.66 km ENE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.526 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.99 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.516 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.918 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.62 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.518 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.53 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.65 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.913 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.610 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 3.38 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 28
  59. 2.418 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.66 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 1.845 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.23 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.526 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.85 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.63 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.85 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.530 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.518 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.528 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.647 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.53 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.826 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2401 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.523 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.820 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.046 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.821 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.516 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.55 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020336utm4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:57 AM UTC.