Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 27 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 27 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Sun, Apr 25, 2021, 10:51 PM AKDT (06:51 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-26 06:51:10 UTC
Depth
74.3 km (46.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.330° N, 151.425° 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
116

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 144 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.824 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.021 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.559 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 106 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.519 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.577 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 127 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.8Southern Alaska · 1981 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1,122 · tsunami flag
  9. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.72 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.813 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.124 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 74 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 81 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.69 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.555 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.857 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 98 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.25 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.720 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.737 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 73 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.98 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.833 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.123 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.13 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.546 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 115 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.646 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 115 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.558 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 105 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.820 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.114 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.542 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 104 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.168 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.410 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.83 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.718 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.543 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.74 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.35 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.718 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.629 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.633 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 102 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.013 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.623 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.128 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.720 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.634 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 89 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.539 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.74 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.664 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 128 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.649 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 102 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.628 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.961 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 108 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.56 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.525 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.523 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.652 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.583 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 152 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.725 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 84 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.631 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 83 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.965 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 113 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.738 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.536 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.920 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.544 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.640 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 79 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.17 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.823 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.827 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.529 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.81 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.541 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.612 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.838 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.98 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.220 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.32 km NW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.568 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 113 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.57 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215by7t5i. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.