Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 59 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 59 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 3:04 AM AKDT (11:04 UTC), 104 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 15 km WSW of Willow, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 3:04 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-10-23 11:04:30 UTC
Depth: 103.7 km (64.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 61.413° N, 152.033° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 38

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dlpnf0p (also filed as us6000fwzz). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC.