Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 21 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 21 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska on Thu, Aug 5, 2021, 11:53 PM AKDT (07:53 UTC), 56 km (34 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
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-06 07:53:35 UTC
Depth
55.5 km (34.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.747° N, 150.519° 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
132

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 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.510 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.527 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.812 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.98 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.83 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.614 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 55 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.519 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 53 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.616 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.737 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 91 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.611 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.67 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.521 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.614 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.923 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.311 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.87 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.922 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.25 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.93 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.810 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.310 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.912 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.81 km NNW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.616 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.626 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.815 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.128 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.86 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.517 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.521 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.621 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.630 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.925 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.422 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.636 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.614 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.618 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.614 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.516 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.937 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.111 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.821 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.116 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 55 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.617 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.83 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.433 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.720 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.33 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.739 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.923 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.710 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.77 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.833 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.745 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.528 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.57 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.014 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.615 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.915 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.524 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.01 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.624 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.527 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.82 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.125 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.530 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.723 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.58 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.828 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.933 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.57 km SSW of Kenai, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.630 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.811 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.68 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.919 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.824 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.517 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.646 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a0nn4i1 (also filed as us6000f2p6). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.