Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska on Wed, May 14, 2025, 5:22 PM AKDT (01:22 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 2 km S of Tyonek, 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
2025-05-15 01:22:50 UTC
Depth
42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.766° N, 150.360° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 506 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.237 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 506 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.726 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 505 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.321 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 505 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.86 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 505 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.27 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 505 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.626 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 505 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.622 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 505 days ago · 48 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.512 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 505 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.610 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 504 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.535 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 503 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.636 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 503 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.621 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 502 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.56 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 501 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.95 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 501 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.620 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 501 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.55 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 501 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.633 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 501 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.541 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 501 days ago · 103 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.841 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 500 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.716 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 500 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.810 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 500 days ago · 48 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.219 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 500 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.611 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 499 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.843 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 499 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.514 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 499 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.537 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 499 days ago · 82 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.524 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 499 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.227 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 499 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.715 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 499 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.912 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 498 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.610 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 498 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.017 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 497 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.57 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 497 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.717 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 497 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.56 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 497 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.539 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 497 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.532 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 496 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.025 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 495 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.713 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 495 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.54 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 494 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.518 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 494 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.81 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 493 days ago · 56 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.816 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 493 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.731 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 493 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.642 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 493 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.523 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 493 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.121 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 492 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.75 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 492 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.848 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 491 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.65 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 491 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.127 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 491 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.18 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 491 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.410 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 490 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.011 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 490 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.59 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 490 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.130 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 489 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.94 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 488 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  59. 1.942 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 487 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.512 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 487 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 3.637 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 506 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.720 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 506 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.96 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 506 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.924 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 506 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.221 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 506 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.838 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 507 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.725 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 507 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.637 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 508 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.834 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 508 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.518 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 508 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.412 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 508 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.950 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 508 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.816 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 508 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.019 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 508 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.112 km SSE of Wasilla, Alaska · 509 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 45
  16. 1.96 km WSW of Wasilla, Alaska · 509 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.716 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 510 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.924 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 510 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.236 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 511 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.78 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 512 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away

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