Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22 km E of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km E of Beluga, Alaska on Thu, Aug 3, 2017, 6:37 AM AKDT (14:37 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 4 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-03 14:37:17 UTC
Depth
50.9 km (31.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.140° N, 150.664° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.633 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.614 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.927 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.717 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.68 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.811 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.569 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 123 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.216 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.916 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.648 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.027 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.528 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.035 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.335 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.09 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.620 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.15 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.85 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.711 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.553 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.321 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.912 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.311 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.812 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.519 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.538 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.771 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 121 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.123 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.524 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.525 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 86 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.624 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 47 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.213 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.94 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.413 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.99 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.815 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.85 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 3.09 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.510 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.964 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 124 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.732 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.070 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 130 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.016 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3339 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3339 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.727 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 3.022 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.315 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.660 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 101 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.223 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.73 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.52 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.73 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3336 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.514 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.56 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.910 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.628 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 121 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.06 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 8
  4. 1.827 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.06 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 212
  6. 1.617 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.165 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.515 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.541 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.629 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3353 days ago · 96 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.121 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.02 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.24 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.514 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.78 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.87 km N of Knik, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.624 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.562 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.529 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away

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