Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22 km SSW of Beluga, AK

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km SSW of Beluga, AK on Mon, Nov 2, 2020, 12:06 PM AKST (21:06 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 2 km E of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-02 21:06:59 UTC
Depth
60.1 km (37.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.319° N, 150.897° 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
62

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 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.866 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 116 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.840 km SE of Beluga, AK · 2160 days ago · 78 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.637 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 82 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.621 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.710 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.633 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.61 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.619 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.275 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.537 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.814 km NNE of Susitna, AK · 2159 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.011 km ENE of Sterling, AK · 2159 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.64 km SE of Knik, AK · 2158 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.53 km WNW of Houston, AK · 2158 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.936 km E of Tyonek, AK · 2158 days ago · 82 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.65 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, AK · 2158 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.610 km SE of Point Possession, AK · 2158 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.515 km ENE of Susitna, AK · 2158 days ago · 57 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.611 km NNE of Sunrise, AK · 2158 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.23 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.827 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.725 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.54 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.829 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.517 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.548 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 100 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.339 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 122 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.312 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.923 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 54 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.524 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 3.171 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.534 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.222 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.527 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  37. 5.12 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  38. 3.75 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 3.43 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 3.03 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.86 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 3.93 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 64
  43. 1.55 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.83 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
  45. 1.63 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
  46. 1.72 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  48. 1.63 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.54 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.53 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.82 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.62 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.53 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.51 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.41 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 6
  58. 4.42 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away · tsunami flag
  59. 3.93 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.53 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.95 km WNW of Houston, AK · 2160 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.616.2 km SSE of Susitna, AK · 2160 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.55 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK · 2160 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.623.4 km WNW of Skwentna, AK · 2161 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.29 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.026 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.767 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 110 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.84 km SW of Beluga, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.811 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.554 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 104 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.67 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.620 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.57.2 km NE of Point MacKenzie, AK · 2162 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.525 km SE of Susitna, AK · 2162 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.813 km NE of Big Lake, AK · 2162 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.021 km SE of Eagle River, AK · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.74 km NNW of Tyonek, AK · 2162 days ago · 58 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.729 km SE of Nikiski, AK · 2163 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.622 km NNW of Nikiski, AK · 2163 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.043 km E of Nikiski, AK · 2163 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away

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