Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Fri, Aug 15, 2025, 2:20 PM AKDT (22:20 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 4 km WSW of Houston, 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
2025-08-15 22:20:04 UTC
Depth
36.9 km (22.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.253° N, 150.293° 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
50

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. 2.322 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 413 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.720 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 413 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.512 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 412 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 68
  4. 1.620 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 412 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.19 km N of Houston, Alaska · 411 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.824 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 411 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.66 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 411 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.923 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 411 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.924 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 411 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.54 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 410 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.722 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 410 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 410 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.76 km S of Willow, Alaska · 410 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.714 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 409 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.58 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 409 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.719 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 409 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.817 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 409 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.46 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 409 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 409 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.527 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 409 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.219 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 408 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.021 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 407 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 407 days ago · 89 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.514 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 407 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.521 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 406 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.012 km N of Houston, Alaska · 406 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.214 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 406 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.822 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 406 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.514 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 406 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.837 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 406 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.87 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 406 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  32. 2.28 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 406 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.514 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 405 days ago · 54 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.510 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 404 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.541 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 404 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.728 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 404 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.63 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 404 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.69 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 404 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.143 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 404 days ago · 96 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.724 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 403 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.010 km N of Houston, Alaska · 403 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.22 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 403 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.718 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 402 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.78 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 402 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.119 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 402 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.516 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 401 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.627 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 401 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.88 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 401 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.717 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 401 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.28 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 401 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.529 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 401 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.914 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 400 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.229 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 400 days ago · 44 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.57 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 399 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.815 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 399 days ago · 62 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.66 km ENE of Funny River, Alaska · 399 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.127 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 399 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.819 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 399 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.614 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 399 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.312 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 398 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.65 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 414 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.924 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 414 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.939 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 415 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.67 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 415 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.24 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 415 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.531 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 416 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.925 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 416 days ago · 44 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.520 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 416 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.624 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 417 days ago · 53 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.522 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 417 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.917 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 417 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.023 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 418 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.650 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 418 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.919 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 418 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.836 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 418 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.223 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 418 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.840 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 420 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.222 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 420 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.826 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 420 days ago · 70 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.617 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 421 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025afs7m0d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.