Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 22 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska on Wed, Aug 28, 2024, 1:39 PM AKDT (21:39 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 0 km WSW of Kasilof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-28 21:39:46 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.105° N, 150.490° 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
68

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 766 days ago · 59 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.55 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 766 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.04 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 766 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.926 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 766 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.516 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 766 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 765 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.62 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 765 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 765 days ago · 61 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.526 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 765 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.634 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 765 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.123 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 765 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.025 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 764 days ago · 54 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.924 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 764 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.524 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 764 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.548 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 764 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.521 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 764 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.57 km NNE of Eagle River, Alaska · 764 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.614 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 763 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.240 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 763 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.915 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 763 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.923 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 763 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.516 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 763 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.313 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 763 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 763 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.124 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 762 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.520 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 762 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.423 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 761 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.139 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 761 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.76 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 761 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.54 km ENE of Funny River, Alaska · 760 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.58 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 760 days ago · 44 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.831 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 760 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.714 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 760 days ago · 73 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.760 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 759 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.930 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 759 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.521 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 759 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 3.13 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 759 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 17
  38. 1.721 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 759 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.716 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 758 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.328 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 758 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.92 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 758 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.257 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 758 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.014 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 758 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.427 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 758 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.73 km NE of Funny River, Alaska · 758 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.924 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 757 days ago · 43 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.656 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 757 days ago · 97 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.525 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 757 days ago · 50 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.923 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 757 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.65 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 757 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.021 km N of Willow, Alaska · 756 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.56 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 756 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.53 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 756 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.319 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 755 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.530 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 755 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.56 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 755 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.612 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 755 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.635 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 754 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.926 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 754 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.526 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 754 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.714 km W of Willow, Alaska · 766 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.928 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 766 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.965 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 767 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.53 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 767 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.731 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.743 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 767 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.631 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 767 days ago · 45 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.717 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.46 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 55 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.217 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 768 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.69 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska · 768 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.66 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 768 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.624 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 768 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.854 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 768 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.528 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 769 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.339 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 769 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.924 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 769 days ago · 49 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.513 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 769 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.930 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 770 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.921 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 771 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024b2x973p. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.