M1.8 earthquake 62 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 62 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 10:32 AM AKDT (18:32 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 Central Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.8	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
1.69	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.232 · 13 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 158.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0203latrd1 (also filed as av62147766). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.