Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 18 km E of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18 km E of Beluga, Alaska on Sun, May 27, 2018, 11:38 AM AKDT (19:38 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 25 km SW 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
2018-05-27 19:38:10 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.112° N, 150.748° 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
46

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 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.629 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.66 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.669 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 132 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.027 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.571 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 122 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.110 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.531 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.132 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.627 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 52 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.617 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.657 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 110 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.410 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.028 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.761 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.320 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.627 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 97 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.926 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.632 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.513 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.16 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.637 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.826 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 76 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.665 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.425 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.55 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 61 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.93 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 64 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.67 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.912 km WNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.94 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 56 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.13 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.63 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.634 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.616 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.632 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.842 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.930 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.89 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 46 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.740 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 78 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.22 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 56 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.113 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.157 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 107 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.78 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.59 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.515 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.810 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.528 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 2.924 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.23 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.13 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.516 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.655 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.716 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.627 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 51 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.653 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.215 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.64 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.941 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.527 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.521 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 76 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.032 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.214 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 52 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.620 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 61 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.335 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3051 days ago · 61 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.911 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.026 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 62 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.839 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.75 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.627 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.544 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.316 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.938 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.726 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 79 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.957 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 104 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.42 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.556 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 107 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.67 km E of Soldotna, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.216 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.13 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.127 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away

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