Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska on Tue, Nov 30, 2021, 12:31 PM AKST (21:31 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 9 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-30 21:31:29 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.006° N, 150.748° 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
50

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.56 km S of Kenai, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.823 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.567 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.732 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 52 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.421 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.563 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.550 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 92 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.64 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.527 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.516 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.641 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.65 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.020 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.719 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.047 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 77 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.558 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 111 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.630 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.675 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 120 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.22 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 33
  24. 1.635 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.522 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.72 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.939 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 87 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 90 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.15 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.716 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 69 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 95 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.837 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 91 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.532 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 69 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.532 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.662 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 120 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.513 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.825 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.514 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.62 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.520 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.539 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1729 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.128 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.664 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.76 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.828 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.931 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 52 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.750 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 92 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.02 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 64 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.615 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.666 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.536 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.51 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fcq6q3a. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.