Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 29 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 29 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska on Sat, Jul 20, 2019, 9:11 AM AKDT (17:11 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 28 km NW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-07-20 17:11:30 UTC
Depth
63.2 km (39.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.396° N, 151.226° 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
2.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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Stations used
87

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 163 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 184.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01998p7jqa (also filed as us70004pq0). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:54 PM UTC.