Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 34 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 34 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska on Thu, Jan 9, 2020, 11:02 AM AKST (20:02 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km SE 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
2020-01-09 20:02:17 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.438° N, 151.279° 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
37

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.632 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.19 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.041 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 91 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.94 km NE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.53 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.620 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 51 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.648 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 103 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.627 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.53 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.723 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.219 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
  13. 2.326 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.710 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.630 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.645 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.544 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.929 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.736 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 101 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.644 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.644 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.537 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 104 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.93 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.16 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.515 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.821 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.75 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.842 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.66 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.632 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.528 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.94 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.02 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.841 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 108 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.59 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.723 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 54 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.95 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 114 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.24 km NW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.737 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 68 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.767 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.267 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 3.33 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 57
  45. 2.629 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.619 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.513 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.520 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.91 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.54 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.96 km E of Willow, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.515 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.69 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.02 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.649 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 100 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.036 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 106 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.93 km N of Kenai, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.94 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.842 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 62 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.68 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.44 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2461 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.525 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.619 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 59 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.531 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.7Central Alaska · 2462 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.040 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.663 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.87 km S of Knik, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.717 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.849 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 80 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2463 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.935 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.59 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.619 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.817 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 62 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.54 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.63 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.56 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.02 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020f7r9ad. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.