Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Fri, Aug 30, 2019, 5:17 AM AKDT (13:17 UTC), 62 km (38 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-30 13:17:09 UTC
Depth
61.9 km (38.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.154° N, 151.156° 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
40

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 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km N of Knik, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.930 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.027 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.871 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.55 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.27 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 24
  8. 2.213 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.98 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.87 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.630 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.67 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.844 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.536 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.220 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.99 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 59 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.65 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 63 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.920 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.730 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.96 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 12
  23. 1.95 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AK · 2582 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 108 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.716 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.914 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 67 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.625 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.55 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.912 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 57 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.928 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 72 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.33 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.94 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.74 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.041 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 75 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.98 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.539 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.543 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.88 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.58 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 3.236 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 83 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.55 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.071 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.562 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.66 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.74 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.03 km SSW of Knik, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.926 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 76 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.318 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.26 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.511 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.814 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.029 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.79 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.521 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 72 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.96 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 11
  57. 1.935 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.611 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2573 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.846 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.05 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.121 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
  3. 2.19 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.018 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.067 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 115 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.96 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.914 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2588 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.133 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 8
  10. 2.17 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.610 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.27 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.26 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.16 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 827 · tsunami flag
  15. 1.732 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.09 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.34 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.542 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 98 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.827 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.827 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019b4fwa85. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:58 AM UTC.