Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 73 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 73 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 6:18 AM AKST (15:18 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 57 km NW of Beluga, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-02 15:18:47 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.414° N, 152.327° 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: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.557 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 99 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 189 · tsunami flag
  2. 1.555 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.7103 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.512 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.934 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 80 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.531 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.649 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 116 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.624 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.552 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 94 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.741 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 109 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.89 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.543 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.545 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 88 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.527 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 81 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.717 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.743 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 95 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.145 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 97 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.846 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.632 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.814 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.032 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 107 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.736 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.638 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 83 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.646 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.535 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.625 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 3.127 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  30. 1.711 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.519 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.625 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 105 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.624 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 80 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.723 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.661 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 109 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.02 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.841 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 106 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.226 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.670 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.656 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 93 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.616 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.59 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 111 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.770 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 130 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.923 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.92 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 83 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.045 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.554 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 106 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.1104 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 194 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.815 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.866 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 113 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.620 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.67 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.742 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.920 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.769 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 115 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 1.558 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 99 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.711 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.050 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 95 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.970 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 112 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.823 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.123 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.50 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.638 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.541 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 77 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.613 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.925 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.730 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.78 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.028 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.814 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.070 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 117 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.930 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 99 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.615 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.549 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 99 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.516 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212t4tmsx. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.