Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km N of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km N of Point Possession, Alaska on Wed, Dec 4, 2024, 11:14 AM AKST (20:14 UTC), 65 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 25 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-04 20:14:32 UTC
Depth
65.3 km (40.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.059° N, 150.672° 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
37

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 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 666 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.641 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 665 days ago · 82 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.811 km N of Houston, Alaska · 665 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.235 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 665 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.666 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 665 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.667 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 665 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.618 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 664 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.011 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 664 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.927 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 664 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.667 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 664 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.618 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 664 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.547 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 664 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.732 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 664 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.79 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 664 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.017 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 664 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.913 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 664 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.720 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 664 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.511 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 663 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.513 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 663 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.520 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 663 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.74 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 663 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.513 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 663 days ago · 54 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.544 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 663 days ago · 83 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.510 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 663 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.544 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 663 days ago · 89 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.664 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 663 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.329 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 663 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.515 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 662 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.569 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 662 days ago · 112 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 662 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.014 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 662 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.57 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 662 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.812 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 661 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.819 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 661 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.65 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 661 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.929 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 661 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.524 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 661 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.864 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 661 days ago · 117 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.721 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 661 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.826 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 660 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.574 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 660 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.632 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 660 days ago · 80 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.931 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 660 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.970 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 660 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.165 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 660 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 3.328 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 660 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.119 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 660 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.922 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 660 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.926 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 660 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.867 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 660 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.618 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 660 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.63 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 659 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.625 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 659 days ago · 69 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 3.27 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 659 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.87 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 659 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.63 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 659 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.513 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 659 days ago · 64 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.722 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 659 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.732 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 659 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.519 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 658 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.833 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 666 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.06 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 666 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.915 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 666 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.17 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 666 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.652 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 666 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.56 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 666 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.513 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 666 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.56 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 666 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.66 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 667 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.523 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 667 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.97 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 667 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.165 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 667 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.910 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 667 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.969 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 667 days ago · 124 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.011 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 667 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.837 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 668 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.123 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 668 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.037 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 668 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.745 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 668 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.76 km W of Girdwood, Alaska · 668 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away

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