Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 0 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 0 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska on Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 5:46 PM AKDT (01:46 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 31 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-21 01:46:56 UTC
Depth
59.1 km (36.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.141° N, 151.082° 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km ESE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.545 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 101 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 113 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.65 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.521 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.931 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.536 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 107 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 80 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.87 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.828 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.57 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.022 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.223 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.511 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.660 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.516 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.859 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.514 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.520 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.557 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.516 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 112 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.56 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.749 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 85 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.560 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.629 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.534 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.620 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 68 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.519 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.117 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.744 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 92 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.610 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.913 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.534 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.663 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 119 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.432 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 72 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.07 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 3.427 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
  39. 2.359 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.628 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.520 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.813 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.745 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.113 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.659 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 104 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.558 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 102 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.82 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.830 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.319 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.629 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.612 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.52 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.825 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.527 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.53 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.527 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.567 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 112 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.825 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.04 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away

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