Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 26 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska on Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 1:07 PM AKDT (21:07 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-10-23 21:07:21 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.193° N, 150.593° 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
2.4ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.4ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
50

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 130 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.963 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.621 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.631 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.712 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.722 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.522 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.149 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 93 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.821 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.545 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 95 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.626 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.842 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.116 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2897 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.869 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.520 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.08 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.736 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.155 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.762 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 122 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.516 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.329 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.914 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.646 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.873 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.733 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.56 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.529 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.921 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.920 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.78 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.524 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.623 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.614 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.92 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.714 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.827 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.222 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.522 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.871 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 122 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.723 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.25 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.524 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.930 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 64 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.46 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.744 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.921 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 52 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.614 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.825 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 49 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.837 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.831 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.624 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.622 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.79 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.570 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 110 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.76 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 56 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.55 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.523 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.87 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.721 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.833 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.547 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.122 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.519 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.732 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.612 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.068 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.739 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.323 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.461 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 119 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.624 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.514 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.721 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.714 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.748 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.322 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.040 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.615 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018dlvmdkm (also filed as ak20289618, us1000hg9r). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.