Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska on Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 10:38 PM AKDT (06:38 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-11 06:38:40 UTC
Depth
66.9 km (41.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.965° N, 150.871° 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
70

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 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.040 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 84 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.57 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1993 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.930 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.914 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 70 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.211 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 63 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.724 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 88 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.210 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 54 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.514 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 70 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.916 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.81 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.816 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.725 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.616 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 57 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.726 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 66 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.745 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.133 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 82 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.619 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.518 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.914 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.67 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.72 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 67 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.531 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.649 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.93 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.857 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 94 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.013 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 53 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.78 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.56 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.673 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.738 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 3.12 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 9
  35. 2.639 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.57 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 55 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.568 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.58 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.32 km NW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.78 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.220 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.98 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.838 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.612 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 51 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.947 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 3.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  47. 1.81 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 55 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.529 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 81 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.827 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 71 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.823 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.17 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.640 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.544 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 83 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.920 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.536 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 87 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.143 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.965 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 113 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.520 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.727 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.532 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.112 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 61 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.831 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.521 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.760 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.72 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.85 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.19 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.625 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 92 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.728 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 70 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.038 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.029 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.619 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.13 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.61 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 73 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1998 days ago · 116 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.65 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away

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