Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 17 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska on Thu, Apr 26, 2018, 10:45 AM AKDT (18:45 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km WSW of Susitna, 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
2018-04-26 18:45:49 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.106° N, 150.768° 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
72

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.640 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.515 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.448 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.547 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 91 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.647 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 89 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.67 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 68 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.57 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.828 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 82 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.753 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.924 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.853 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.641 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.671 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 114 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.028 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.27 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.640 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 89 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.93 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3079 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.64 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.59 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.946 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 89 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.640 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 96 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.921 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 84 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.654 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 116 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.549 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 88 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.520 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.536 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.633 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.915 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.721 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 3.032 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.725 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.120 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.835 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.513 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.872 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.86 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.66 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.25 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.522 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.58 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.742 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 87 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.820 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.532 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.647 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 92 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.564 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 107 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.638 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.531 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.742 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 84 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.468 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.540 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 94 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.621 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.526 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 67 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.615 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 52 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.750 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.570 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.76 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.529 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.652 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 93 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.748 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 77 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.815 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.814 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.616 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.727 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 79 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.644 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 85 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.416 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.521 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.563 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.527 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.54 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.510 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.860 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.62 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 63 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.614 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.719 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.915 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.848 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.716 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.519 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 3.517 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0185c5bt76 (also filed as ak19280533). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:30 AM UTC.