Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 60 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 60 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 4:03 PM AKDT (00:03 UTC), 96 km (60 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 25 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-03-23 00:03:48 UTC
Depth
95.9 km (59.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.455° N, 152.014° 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
50

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 166.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0193rm37d7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.