Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 57 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 57 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 5:44 PM AKDT (01:44 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 24 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-20 01:44:22 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.486° N, 151.884° 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
44

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. 2.024 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.115 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.126 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 12
  4. 2.238 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.824 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.533 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.929 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.737 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.516 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.819 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.619 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.646 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 75 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.525 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.636 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 119 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.69 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.03 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.725 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.57 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.119 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1776 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.614 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.762 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 117 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.825 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.236 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 111 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.511 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.134 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 3.419 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  29. 1.561 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.840 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.648 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 73 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.528 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.865 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 113 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.722 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 79 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.616 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.661 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 113 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.018 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.811 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.616 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 96 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.716 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.130 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 96 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.516 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.529 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 78 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.526 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.67 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.842 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 85 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.55 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.942 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1768 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 113 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.517 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.65 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.74 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.536 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 106 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.626 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.716 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.628 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.757 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.914 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.023 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dglblih. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.