Alaska earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 10 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Wed, Dec 9, 1987, 5:13 PM AKST (02:13 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-12-10 02:13:21 UTC
Depth
71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.160° N, 151.272° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.623 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 14147 days ago · 109 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.4Southern Alaska · 14144 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.32 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14144 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.76 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14144 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.62 km E of Houston, Alaska · 14143 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.627 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 14140 days ago · 75 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.011 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 14138 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.474 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 14137 days ago · 119 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.85 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14137 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.919 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 14135 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.414 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 14134 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.53 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 14134 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.861 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 14134 days ago · 98 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.59 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14133 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.221 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 14131 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.322 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 14129 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.864 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 14129 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.533 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 14129 days ago · 97 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.428 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 14128 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.826 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 14127 days ago · 67 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.413 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 14126 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.42 km SSW of Kenai, Alaska · 14125 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.419 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 14118 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.850 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 14117 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.98 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 14115 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.619 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 14114 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.715 km N of Hope, Alaska · 14111 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.15 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska · 14111 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.732 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 14111 days ago · 92 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.634 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 14110 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.827 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 14109 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.36 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 14109 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 14107 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003b4t. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.