M1.6 earthquake 11 km NW of Beluga, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Sat, Oct 2, 2021, 12:16 AM AKDT (08:16 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 15 km WSW of Willow, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-02 08:16:23 UTC
- Depth
- 67.9 km (42.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.216° N, 151.237° 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
- 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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.013 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
- 1.710 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 85 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.854 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 116 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.512 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 64 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.756 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 91 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.79 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 30
- 1.516 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.69 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.55 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.135 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 79 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.873 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 121 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.622 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.517 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.726 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1816 days ago · 120 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.59 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.515 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 57 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.35 km W of Houston, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.633 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 90 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.727 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 99 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.670 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 108 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.27 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.873 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 124 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.74 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.042 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.563 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 103 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.73 km W of Hope, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
- 2.019 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.511 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 66 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.529 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.42 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 120 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.615 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.01 km N of Funny River, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.26 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.531 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.646 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 112 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.629 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 77 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.023 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.623 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.67 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.714 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.541 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 92 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.57 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.867 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.615 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.530 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.740 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.827 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 95 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.56 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.530 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.540 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 78 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 116 km deep · 75 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.545 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 78 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.665 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 136 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.650 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 93 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.924 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.619 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.825 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.736 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 80 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.623 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 75 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.61 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.559 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.847 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.17 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
- 2.067 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 140 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.06 km E of Hope, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.544 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.665 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 111 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.539 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 115 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.542 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.638 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 80 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.611 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cmxndvl. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:46 AM UTC.