Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska on Wed, Feb 10, 2021, 4:36 PM AKST (01:36 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 5 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-11 01:36:25 UTC
Depth
45.6 km (28.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.038° 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
32

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 130 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km WSW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.313 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.69 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.638 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.65 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.710 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.524 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.56 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.65 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.521 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.73 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.518 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.750 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.612 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.022 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.656 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 99 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.82 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.852 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.830 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.612 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.751 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.536 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.621 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.110 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.917 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.128 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.720 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.71 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.647 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.236 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.919 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.852 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.62 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.019 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.530 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.010 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.829 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.522 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2046 days ago · 56 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.423 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.914 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.720 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.76 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.65 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.619 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.318 km N of Hope, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.722 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.513 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.819 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.831 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.815 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.916 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.819 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.72 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.61 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.816 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.623 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.549 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 99 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.615 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.529 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 82 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.59 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.531 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.614 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.828 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.714 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.638 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.015 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.031 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.626 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.85 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.64 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.225 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.635 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.331 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.950 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.935 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 87 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.05 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.426 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.221 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away

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