Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 20 km E of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 20 km E of Beluga, Alaska on Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 8:18 PM AKST (05:18 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 5 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 8:18 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-01-29 05:18:56 UTC
Depth: 12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.152° N, 150.707° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 8
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: 0.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -2.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 83

Nearest places

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

Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast44 kmW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 157 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211c1o7if (also filed as us6000dcti). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.