Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska on Sun, Jun 12, 2022, 12:41 PM AKDT (20:41 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 14 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-06-12 20:41:33 UTC
Depth
57.1 km (35.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.997° N, 150.458° 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
74

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 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.97 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.748 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.940 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.55 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.715 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.646 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.34 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 64 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.61 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.635 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.763 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 109 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.513 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.58 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.821 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.823 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.79 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.616 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.028 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.528 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.751 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.412 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.43 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 48
  24. 1.613 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.512 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.921 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.728 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.14 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.65 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1564 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.016 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1564 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.94 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1564 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 4.025 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1564 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.128 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.632 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.925 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.131 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.520 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 57 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.76 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.528 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.544 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1561 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.245 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.75 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.05 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.526 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.520 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.915 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.614 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.632 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.69 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.656 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.75 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.83 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 48 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.522 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 59 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 10
  57. 3.06 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  58. 1.929 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.611 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.419 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.627 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.626 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.747 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.543 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 93 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.66 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.718 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.648 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.524 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 78 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.621 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.721 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.96 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.727 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.63 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.815 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 57 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.117 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.113 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.828 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.010 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.2Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.96 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0227hwr3hl. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.