Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11 km W of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km W of Point Possession, Alaska on Mon, Dec 2, 2024, 5:44 PM AKST (02:44 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 47 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-12-03 02:44:50 UTC
Depth
20.2 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.924° N, 150.898° 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
66

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.969 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 667 days ago · 124 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.741 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 666 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.165 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 666 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.97 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 666 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.66 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 666 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.513 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 666 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.56 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 666 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.652 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 666 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.17 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 666 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.046 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 665 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.833 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 665 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.515 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 665 days ago · 65 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.618 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 665 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.747 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 665 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.641 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 665 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.666 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 664 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.667 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 664 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.69 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 664 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.618 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 664 days ago · 73 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.927 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 664 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.667 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 664 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.618 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 664 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.547 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 664 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.732 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 663 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.79 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 663 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.017 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 663 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.913 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 663 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.513 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 663 days ago · 53 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.74 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 663 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.513 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 663 days ago · 54 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.544 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 663 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.510 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 662 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.838 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 662 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.544 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 662 days ago · 89 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.664 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 662 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.941 km W of Seward, Alaska · 662 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.329 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 662 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.515 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 662 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.569 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 662 days ago · 112 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 662 days ago · 113 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.014 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 661 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.812 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 661 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.819 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 661 days ago · 68 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.929 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 661 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.524 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 661 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.864 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 660 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.721 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 660 days ago · 56 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.826 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 660 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.574 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 660 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.632 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 660 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.970 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 659 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.165 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 659 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 3.328 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 659 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.119 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 659 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.922 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 659 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.867 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 659 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.618 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 659 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.63 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 659 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.625 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 659 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 3.27 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 659 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.123 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 667 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.037 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 667 days ago · 81 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.745 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 667 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.76 km W of Girdwood, Alaska · 668 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.719 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 668 days ago · 75 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.224 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 668 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.73 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 668 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.89 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 668 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.937 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 668 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.631 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 669 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.740 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 669 days ago · 90 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.573 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 669 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.823 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 669 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.626 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.531 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 669 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.014 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 669 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.724 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.925 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.555 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 669 days ago · 93 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.624 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024fj13pem. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.