Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 46 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 46 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska on Thu, Mar 11, 2021, 5:30 PM AKST (02:30 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-12 02:30:33 UTC
Depth
76.6 km (47.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.489° N, 151.546° 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
31

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 185 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.535 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 82 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.96 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.712 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.625 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.127 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 77 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.711 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.68 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.833 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.519 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.625 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 105 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.624 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.723 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.661 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 109 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.02 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.841 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 106 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.226 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 70 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.670 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.656 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.616 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.59 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.12 km NNE of Knik, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.66 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.026 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.62 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.519 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 111 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.94 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.770 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 130 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.923 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.739 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.03 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.92 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 83 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.045 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 82 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.554 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 106 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.815 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.918 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.866 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 113 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.620 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.512 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.67 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 56 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.742 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.920 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.769 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 115 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.73 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.59 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.526 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.63 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.542 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 108 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.510 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.637 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 108 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.65 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.877 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.118 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.638 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 83 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.736 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 85 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.818 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.032 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 107 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.814 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.632 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 64 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.846 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 76 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.145 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 97 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.743 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 95 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.931 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.929 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.717 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.527 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 81 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.78 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.545 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 88 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.326 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.39 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.543 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 79 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.518 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02139gj0dn. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.