Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska on Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 7:35 AM AKDT (15:35 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-16 15:35:14 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.877° N, 150.832° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 3.0 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
20

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 202 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.213 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 202 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.113 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 201 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.045 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 201 days ago · 91 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.212 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 201 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.024 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 201 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.84 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 201 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.031 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 201 days ago · 98 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.07 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 201 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.311 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 201 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.820 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 200 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.815 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 200 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.978 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 200 days ago · 122 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.39 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 200 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.23 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 200 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.38 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 200 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.631 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 200 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.012 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 199 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.913 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 199 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.416 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 199 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.260 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 199 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.219 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 199 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.224 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 199 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.940 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 199 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 3.314 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 199 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  26. 1.740 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 199 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.68 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 198 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.919 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 198 days ago · 59 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.72 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 198 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.521 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 198 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.721 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 198 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.917 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 198 days ago · 61 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.611 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 198 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.95 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 197 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.316 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 197 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.78 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 197 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.051 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 197 days ago · 98 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.916 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 197 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.316 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 197 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.235 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 197 days ago · 89 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.941 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 197 days ago · 90 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.129 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 197 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.020 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 196 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.019 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 196 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.024 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 196 days ago · 69 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.370 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 196 days ago · 135 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.716 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 196 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.826 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 196 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.98 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 196 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.019 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 196 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.110 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 196 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.824 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 196 days ago · 54 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.910 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 195 days ago · 77 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 195 days ago · 127 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.06 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 195 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.946 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 195 days ago · 92 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.95 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 195 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.820 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 195 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.810 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 195 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.216 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 195 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.97 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 202 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.929 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 202 days ago · 89 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.81 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 202 days ago · 52 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.023 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 202 days ago · 77 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.022 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 202 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.92 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 202 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.93 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 202 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.926 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 202 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.245 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 202 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.915 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 202 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.738 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 202 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.914 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 202 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.711 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 203 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.334 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 203 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.622 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 203 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.670 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 203 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.710 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 203 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.943 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 203 days ago · 94 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.316 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 203 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.550 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 203 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026fhatbo. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.