Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska on Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 11:07 AM AKDT (19:07 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 20 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-03-11 19:07:02 UTC
Depth
46.1 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.881° N, 150.848° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
54

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.845 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 571 days ago · 93 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.646 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 571 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.27 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 571 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.69 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 571 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.57 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 571 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.75 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 571 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 570 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.565 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 570 days ago · 124 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.88 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 570 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.611 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 570 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.567 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 570 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.94 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 570 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.924 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 569 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.522 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 569 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.631 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 569 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.545 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 568 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.519 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 568 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.59 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 568 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.66 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 568 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.520 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 567 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.529 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 567 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.73 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 567 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.523 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 566 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.653 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 566 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.724 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 566 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.569 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 566 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.515 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 566 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.672 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 566 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.821 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 566 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.816 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 566 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.819 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 566 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.018 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 565 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.838 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 565 days ago · 89 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.825 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 565 days ago · 79 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.635 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 565 days ago · 90 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.017 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 565 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.117 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 565 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 565 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.79 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 565 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.760 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 565 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.622 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 565 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.710 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 565 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.71 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 565 days ago · 62 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.519 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 565 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.850 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 564 days ago · 92 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.225 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 564 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.73 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 564 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.630 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 564 days ago · 76 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.579 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 564 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.867 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 564 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.333 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 564 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.81 km SW of Sterling, Alaska · 564 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.524 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 564 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.221 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 564 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.76 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 564 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.71 km NW of Funny River, Alaska · 563 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.68 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 563 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.811 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 563 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.662 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 563 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.512 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 562 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.646 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 571 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.76 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 572 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.429 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 572 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.821 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 572 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.57 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 573 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.542 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 573 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.622 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 573 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.634 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 573 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.67 km E of Soldotna, Alaska · 573 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.633 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 573 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.636 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 573 days ago · 78 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.58 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 573 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.710 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 574 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.544 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 574 days ago · 76 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.717 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 574 days ago · 74 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.611 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 574 days ago · 54 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.68 km SSE of Knik, Alaska · 574 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.653 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 574 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.541 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 575 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.465 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 575 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025382z16w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.