Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska on Fri, Aug 2, 2024, 2:15 PM AKDT (22:15 UTC), 56 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 16 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-02 22:15:07 UTC
Depth
55.5 km (34.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.733° N, 150.479° 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
31

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 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 791 days ago · 77 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.512 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 791 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.419 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 791 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.122 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 790 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.736 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 790 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.52 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 790 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.818 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 790 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  8. 1.755 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 789 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.625 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 789 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.03 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 789 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.60 km SSW of Sterling, Alaska · 789 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.22 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 789 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.726 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 789 days ago · 94 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.78 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 789 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.824 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 788 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.88 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 788 days ago · 59 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.713 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 788 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.527 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 788 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.917 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 787 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.911 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 787 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.715 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 786 days ago · 61 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.99 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 786 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.813 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 786 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.022 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 786 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.548 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 786 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.811 km E of Seward, Alaska · 786 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.032 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 786 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.517 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 786 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.942 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 786 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.711 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 785 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.913 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 785 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.113 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 784 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.01 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 784 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.69 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 784 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.67 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 784 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.514 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 784 days ago · 62 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.53 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 783 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.511 km WSW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 783 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.025 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 783 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.925 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 783 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 3.313 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 782 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  42. 2.221 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 782 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.730 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 781 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 3.68 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 779 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 238
  45. 2.023 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 779 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.743 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 778 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.64 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 778 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.658 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 778 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.65 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 778 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.516 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 777 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.527 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 777 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.122 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 777 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.63 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 776 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.611 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 776 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.721 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 776 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.913 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 776 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.555 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 775 days ago · 98 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.824 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 775 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.614 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 775 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.831 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 775 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.531 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 793 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 794 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.625 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 795 days ago · 84 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.111 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 796 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.611 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 797 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.522 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 797 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.76 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 797 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.96 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 798 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.926 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 799 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.622 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 799 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.518 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 799 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.56 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 799 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.518 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 799 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.511 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 799 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.015 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 799 days ago · 55 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.54 km W of Eagle River, Alaska · 800 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.53 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 800 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.135 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 800 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.639 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 801 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.011 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 801 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0249vxqdu2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC.