Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 68 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 68 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Wed, Mar 6, 2019, 11:11 PM AKST (08:11 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 51 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Mar 6, 2019, 11:11 PM AKST
UTC: 2019-03-07 08:11:25 UTC
Depth: 1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.317° N, 152.313° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used: 79

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 151.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01931aas99 (also filed as av61938986, us1000jbru). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.