Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska on Mon, Mar 17, 2025, 12:06 PM AKDT (20:06 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 29 km SW of Hope, 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
2025-03-17 20:06:48 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.681° N, 149.376° 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
42

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 564 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.519 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 564 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.81 km SW of Sterling, Alaska · 564 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.221 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 564 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.71 km NW of Funny River, Alaska · 563 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.744 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 562 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.638 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 562 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.94 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 561 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.720 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 561 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.826 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 560 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.611 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 560 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.829 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 560 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.810 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 559 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.89 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 559 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.215 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 558 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.815 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 558 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 102
  17. 1.523 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 557 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.14 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 557 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.68 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 556 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.82 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 556 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.86 km WSW of Butte, Alaska · 556 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.610 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 556 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 556 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.111 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 555 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.517 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 554 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.14 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 553 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.554 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 553 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.141 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 553 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.510 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 552 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.817 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 552 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.635 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 552 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.626 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 551 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.119 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 551 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.27 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 551 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.55 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska · 550 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.621 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 550 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.618 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 549 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.225 km N of Whittier, Alaska · 549 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.64 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 548 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.613 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 548 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.711 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 547 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.651 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 547 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.530 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 547 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.520 km W of Hope, Alaska · 546 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.623 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 546 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.612 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 546 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.89 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 545 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 545 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.622 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 545 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.657 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 544 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.023 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 544 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.053 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 543 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.728 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 543 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.039 km W of Seward, Alaska · 542 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.547 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 542 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.513 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 541 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 540 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.02 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 540 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.021 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 539 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 537 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 1.58 km E of Seward, Alaska · 565 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.017 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 565 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.555 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 565 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.533 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 565 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.538 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 565 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.819 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 565 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.816 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 565 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.821 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 565 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.519 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 566 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.515 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 566 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.832 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 566 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.724 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 566 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.66 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 567 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.924 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 569 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.88 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 570 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 570 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.75 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 570 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.57 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 571 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.69 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 571 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.27 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 571 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1

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