Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 46 km S of Beaver, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 46 km S of Beaver, Alaska on Fri, Sep 29, 1995, 2:59 PM AKDT (22:59 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 36 km E of Minto, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1995-09-29 22:59:11 UTC
Depth
31.8 km (19.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.949° N, 147.576° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.0ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.0ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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How well it is located

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Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 122.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak995ci7mlrj (also filed as usp0007469). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.