Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska on Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 7:52 PM AKDT (03:52 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km N of Susitna, 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
2026-04-12 03:52:14 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.833° N, 150.909° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
29

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. 2.34 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 176 days ago · 79 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.242 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 176 days ago · 96 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.759 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 175 days ago · 114 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.829 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 175 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.517 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 175 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.020 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 175 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.529 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 175 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.75 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 175 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.929 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 175 days ago · 102 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.613 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 174 days ago · 76 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.716 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 174 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.619 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 174 days ago · 67 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.619 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 174 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.618 km W of Hope, Alaska · 174 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.318 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 174 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.514 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 174 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.732 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 174 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.651 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 174 days ago · 90 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.015 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 173 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.819 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 173 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.715 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 173 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.61 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 173 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.123 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 173 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.13 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 173 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.510 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 173 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 3.210 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 173 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.812 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 173 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.832 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 173 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.616 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 172 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.631 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 172 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.845 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 172 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.70 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 172 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.531 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 171 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.512 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 171 days ago · 69 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.831 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 171 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.517 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 171 days ago · 74 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.811 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 171 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.820 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 171 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.122 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 171 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.847 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 170 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.519 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 170 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.610 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 170 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 3.545 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 170 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.533 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 170 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.768 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 170 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.86 km WNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 170 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.815 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 170 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.813 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 170 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.625 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 170 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.219 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 170 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.78 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 170 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.846 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 170 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.619 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 169 days ago · 57 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.617 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 169 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.025 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 169 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.524 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 169 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.816 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 169 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.63 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 169 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.58 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 169 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.637 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 169 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.529 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 176 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.129 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 176 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.916 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 177 days ago · 58 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.251 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 177 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.011 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 177 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.521 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 178 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.07 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 178 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.727 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 178 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.531 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 178 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.443 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 179 days ago · 94 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.538 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 179 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.733 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 179 days ago · 91 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.59 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 179 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.539 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 179 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.020 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 179 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.043 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 179 days ago · 98 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.623 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 179 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.855 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 180 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.321 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 180 days ago · 79 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.063 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 180 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026hdsbae. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.