M2.0 earthquake 26 km E of Point Possession, Alaska
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 26 km E of Point Possession, Alaska on Mon, Mar 15, 2021, 12:29 AM AKDT (08:29 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-15 08:29:56 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.962° N, 150.199° 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
- 71
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.62 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.519 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.119 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.94 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.03 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.92 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.815 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.67 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.918 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.512 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.721 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.67 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.920 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.73 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.59 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.526 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.63 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.65 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.118 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.53 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
- 1.618 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.632 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 2014 days ago · 69 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.99 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.128 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.715 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.52 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.95 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
- 1.625 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
- 1.923 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 51 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.18 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.821 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.719 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.67 km NNE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.828 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.06 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.715 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.217 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.614 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.714 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 61 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.69 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 57 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.517 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.522 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.944 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.99 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.118 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.923 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.45 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
- 1.86 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.932 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.914 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.73 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
The first 60 of 196.
Before
- 1.66 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
- 2.12 km NNE of Knik, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
- 1.59 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.616 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.226 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
- 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.02 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.624 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.625 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.519 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.68 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.711 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.127 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
- 1.625 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.712 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
- 1.96 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.629 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.646 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.638 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
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