Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska on Sun, Jul 25, 2021, 8:38 AM AKDT (16:38 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-25 16:38:09 UTC
Depth
17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.854° N, 150.881° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.024 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.864 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 112 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.921 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.121 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.514 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 68 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.57 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.57 km NE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.520 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.146 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.017 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.936 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.756 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.58 km W of Knik, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.646 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 87 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.366 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.761 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 106 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.671 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 118 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.517 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.067 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.824 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.919 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.68 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.811 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.614 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.630 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 80 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.57 km SSW of Kenai, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.933 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 79 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.828 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.158 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.58 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.460 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.723 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.621 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.530 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.125 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.82 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.041 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 129 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.527 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.624 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.01 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.524 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.915 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 56 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.920 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.510 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.070 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.527 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.812 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.98 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.83 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.614 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 55 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.519 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 53 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.616 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.929 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.737 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 91 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.611 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 64 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.717 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.832 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.814 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 50 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.71 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.827 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.812 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.223 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.84 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 65 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.44 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.613 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 67 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.14 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.820 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.35 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 99
  15. 2.330 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.522 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.047 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 99 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.549 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.924 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.69 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219gygl83. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.