Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 25 km NE of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Beluga, Alaska on Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 2:35 AM AKST (11:35 UTC), 49 km (30 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 11:35:01 UTC
Depth
48.9 km (30.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.275° N, 150.708° 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
41

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 174 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.127 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.711 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 53 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.68 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.833 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.519 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.625 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 105 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.624 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.723 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.661 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 109 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.02 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 64 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.226 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 70 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.670 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.656 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.616 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.59 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 68 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.12 km NNE of Knik, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.66 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.026 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 56 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.62 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.519 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.94 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.923 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.739 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.03 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.92 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 83 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.045 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.554 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 106 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.815 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.316 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.67 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.918 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.866 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.620 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.512 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.67 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.920 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.769 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 115 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.73 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.59 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.526 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.63 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.542 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.510 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 82 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.65 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.118 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.53 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.618 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.632 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2014 days ago · 69 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.99 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.128 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 64 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.715 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.712 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.96 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.516 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.535 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 82 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.629 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.646 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.638 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.736 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.716 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.818 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.032 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.814 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.632 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.846 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 76 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.145 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 97 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.743 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 95 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.717 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 68 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.527 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 81 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.78 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away

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