M4.1 earthquake 25 km NW of Beluga, Alaska
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 25 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Mon, Aug 30, 1976, 1:01 AM GMT-9 (10:01 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 32 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-08-30 10:01:12 UTC
- Depth
- 82.0 km (51.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 61.301° N, 151.431° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.211 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 18284 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.038 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 18267 days ago · 110 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.058 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 18267 days ago · 95 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.232 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 18237 days ago · 98 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000j47. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.