Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 29 km N of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 29 km N of Beluga, Alaska on Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 11:46 PM AKDT (07:46 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 36 km W of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-27 07:46:46 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.402° N, 151.169° 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
41

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. 1.936 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 104 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.825 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.527 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 61 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.53 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.527 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 49 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.567 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.825 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.04 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.863 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 109 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.736 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 77 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.514 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.526 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1793 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.342 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.57 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.631 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.619 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.342 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 73 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.64 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.012 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 57 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.566 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 118 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.743 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.861 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 115 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.721 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.530 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.523 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.78 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.510 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.630 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.525 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.561 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.86 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 61 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.75 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.630 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 74 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.92 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.925 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.517 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.08 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.628 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 74 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.82 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.612 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.611 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.714 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.747 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.940 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 101 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.77 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.516 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 93 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.624 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.229 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.473 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 128 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.727 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 74 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.524 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.519 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cenjp1d. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.