Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 68 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 68 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Fri, Nov 29, 2019, 12:12 PM AKST (21:12 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 53 km W of Salamatof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2019-11-29 21:12:20 UTC
Depth
127.3 km (79.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.311° N, 152.314° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
II, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
125.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.1 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
221

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 198.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019fb2ja7y (also filed as us70006els). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.