Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 24 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 24 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska on Mon, Jun 30, 2025, 8:07 AM AKDT (16:07 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 12 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Mon, Jun 30, 2025, 8:07 AM AKDT
UTC: 2025-06-30 16:07:30 UTC
Depth: 60.5 km (37.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.132° N, 150.575° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 2
Strongest shaking: II, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.029 · 155 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.0 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 143

Nearest places

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

Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast37 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0258blubhm (also filed as us7000q9rw). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC.