M4.0 earthquake 58 km NW of Beluga, Alaska
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 58 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Sun, Sep 26, 1976, 12:28 AM GMT-9 (09:28 UTC), 95 km (59 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-09-26 09:28:54 UTC
- Depth
- 95.0 km (59.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 61.472° N, 151.921° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.232 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 18236 days ago · 98 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 18233 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jmn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.