Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska on Tue, Aug 3, 2021, 10:40 AM AKDT (18:40 UTC), 58 km (36 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-03 18:40:05 UTC
Depth
57.7 km (35.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.133° N, 151.045° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 129 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.824 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.624 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.01 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.524 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 61 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 56 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.737 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.34 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.510 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.070 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.527 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 73 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.812 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.98 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.516 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.614 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.730 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 76
  18. 1.519 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.929 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.737 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.878 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.611 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 64 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.67 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.521 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.614 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 60 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.923 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.567 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.87 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.922 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.527 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.25 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 4.330 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 401
  33. 1.866 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 121 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.810 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 63 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.68 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.310 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.912 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.81 km NNW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.831 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 115 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.832 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.616 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.626 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.613 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.815 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.667 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 126 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.328 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.128 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.86 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.517 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 73 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.546 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 94 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.630 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 90 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.925 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.422 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.537 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.869 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.636 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 80 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.614 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.618 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.614 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.125 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.530 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.621 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.723 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.460 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.58 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.158 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.828 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.933 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 79 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.57 km SSW of Kenai, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.630 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 80 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.221 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.614 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.811 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.68 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.919 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.824 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.641 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 89 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.067 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.517 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219vvi02l. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.