Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 57 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 57 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 9:51 PM AKST (06:51 UTC), 196 km (121 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 25 km NNE of Skwentna, 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
2019-02-16 06:51:34 UTC
Depth
195.5 km (121.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.474° N, 151.904° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
8

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01925u4x0e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.