Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 26 km NE of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Beluga, Alaska on Tue, Jul 27, 2021, 3:57 AM AKDT (11:57 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 30 km WNW of Willow, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-27 11:57:28 UTC
Depth
48.1 km (29.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.312° N, 150.742° 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
57

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.756 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 100 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.58 km W of Knik, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.631 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.646 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.366 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 110 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.623 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.530 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 83 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.534 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.067 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.641 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 89 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.919 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.68 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.811 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.614 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.322 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.221 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.630 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.57 km SSW of Kenai, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.933 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 79 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.635 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.828 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 67 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.158 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.86 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.58 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.460 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.723 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.621 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.530 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.812 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.125 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.82 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 58 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 129 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.824 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.624 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 73 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.524 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 61 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.636 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.737 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 89 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.34 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.510 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.527 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 73 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.812 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.98 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.516 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.017 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 96 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.614 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 3.730 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 76
  49. 1.519 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.929 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.737 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.878 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.611 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.67 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.521 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.614 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 60 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.923 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.567 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 110 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.87 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.527 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.132 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 98 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.017 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.08 km SSE of Wasilla, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.146 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 90 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.520 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.514 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.121 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 71 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.921 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 68 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.864 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.024 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.024 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.739 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.840 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 107 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.613 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.717 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.814 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.71 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.827 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.84 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 65 km deep · 38 km away

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