Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 41 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 41 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 7:00 PM AKDT (03:00 UTC), 78 km (48 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-16 03:00:12 UTC
Depth
77.7 km (48.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.387° N, 151.664° 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
41

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.05 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.631 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.730 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.23 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.010 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.923 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 102 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.228 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2601 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.59 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.529 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.813 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.93 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.713 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.66 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.763 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 115 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.65 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.740 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.56 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.963 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 122 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.14 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.753 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 147 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.55 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.63 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.567 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 107 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.668 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.640 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.538 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 120 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 3.19 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 15
  31. 1.915 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.617 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 83 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.53 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.57 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.748 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 111 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.78 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.719 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.99 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.331 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.89 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.754 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.535 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 93 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.56 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.526 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.827 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.725 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.827 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.542 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 98 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.34 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.529 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.09 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.732 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.732 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 4.16 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 827 · tsunami flag
  55. 2.26 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.27 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.610 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.17 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 3.133 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 8
  60. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2590 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 88 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.514 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2605 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2605 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.517 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.523 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.864 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.84 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.24 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.93 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.614 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 62 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.625 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.25 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 67
  15. 1.712 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.630 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.520 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.625 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.56 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.97 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away

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