M3.7 earthquake 14 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska on Tue, Jul 29, 1980, 7:12 PM GMT-9 (04:12 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 39 km W of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-07-30 04:12:32 UTC
- Depth
- 73.0 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 61.253° N, 150.933° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.839 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 16850 days ago · 96 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.717 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 16834 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.366 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 16833 days ago · 128 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.614 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 16815 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.46 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 16802 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000195t. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.