Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska on Wed, May 5, 2021, 6:22 AM AKDT (14:22 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 25 km W of Salamatof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-05 14:22:21 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.091° N, 150.754° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
33

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 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.35 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.73 km WNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.629 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 78 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.013 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.623 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.59 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.634 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.47 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.539 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.74 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.664 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 128 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.649 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.628 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.961 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 108 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.56 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.525 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.523 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.652 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.725 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 84 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.631 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.70 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.526 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.017 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.952 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.823 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.918 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.910 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.63 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.912 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.514 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.523 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.820 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 3.315 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 56 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.661 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.411 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 122 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.816 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.111 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.022 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.82 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.79 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.53 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  48. 1.719 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.73 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.36 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 3.617 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 14
  52. 1.66 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.616 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.47 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.426 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.98 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.621 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.517 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.442 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.113 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.83 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.410 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.168 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.114 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.820 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.558 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.13 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.123 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.833 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.98 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.737 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.720 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.515 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.25 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.627 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.555 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 107 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.69 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away

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