Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska on Mon, Jan 13, 2025, 11:10 AM AKST (20:10 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 25 km SSW of Susitna, 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
2025-01-13 20:10:36 UTC
Depth
51.4 km (31.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.842° N, 150.844° 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
72

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 626 days ago · 73 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.846 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 626 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.710 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 626 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.214 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 626 days ago · 54 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.540 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 626 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.618 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 626 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.867 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 626 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.819 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 626 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.654 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 626 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 626 days ago · 113 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.74 km WSW of Beluga, Alaska · 626 days ago · 58 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.03 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 625 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.612 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 625 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.65 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 625 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.634 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 625 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.616 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 625 days ago · 71 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.636 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 625 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.644 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 625 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.922 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 624 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.622 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 624 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.512 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 624 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.656 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 624 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.525 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 624 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.78 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 624 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.836 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 624 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.515 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 624 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.536 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 624 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.815 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 624 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.06 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 624 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.825 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 624 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.754 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 624 days ago · 127 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.668 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 623 days ago · 117 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.573 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 623 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.722 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 623 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.776 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 623 days ago · 129 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.941 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 623 days ago · 88 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.516 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 622 days ago · 64 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.526 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 622 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.822 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 622 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.521 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 622 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.722 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 622 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.548 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 622 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.944 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 622 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.751 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 622 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.524 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 621 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.723 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 621 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.79 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 621 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.939 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 621 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.45 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 621 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.57 km S of Houston, Alaska · 621 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.511 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 621 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.39 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 621 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.844 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 621 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.63 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 621 days ago · 66 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.822 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 621 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.640 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 621 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.75 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 621 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.629 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 621 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.520 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 620 days ago · 69 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.625 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 620 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.69 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 627 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.744 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 627 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.051 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 627 days ago · 109 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.87 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 627 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.78 km WSW of Crown Point, Alaska · 627 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.242 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 628 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.516 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 628 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 5
  8. 1.82 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 628 days ago · 67 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 628 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.045 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 628 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.617 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 628 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.523 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 628 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.834 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 628 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.620 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 628 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.922 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 628 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.538 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 628 days ago · 80 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.131 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 628 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.54 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 629 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.016 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 629 days ago · 51 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.523 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 629 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025ltyei7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.