Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Sun, Oct 31, 2021, 1:21 AM AKDT (09:21 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km NNE of Hope, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-31 09:21:06 UTC
Depth
60.5 km (37.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.180° N, 151.177° 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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.524 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.67 km W of Soldotna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.75 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.630 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.92 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.925 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.517 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.08 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.628 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 74 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.82 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.612 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.611 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.714 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.747 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 87 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.77 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 93 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.623 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.624 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.229 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.473 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 128 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.837 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.727 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.519 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.849 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.815 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 87 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.511 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 55 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.220 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.612 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 9
  32. 1.53 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.773 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 133 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.817 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.539 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 99 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.38 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.911 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.822 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 87 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.020 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.730 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.620 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 66 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.514 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1787 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.665 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 118 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.019 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.68 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.515 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.841 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 102 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 58 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 3.415 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 19
  53. 1.548 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.76 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.727 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.62 km NE of Funny River, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.716 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.051 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 103 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.516 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.03 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.561 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.525 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.510 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.78 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.523 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.530 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.721 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.861 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 115 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.743 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 107 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.566 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.012 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.64 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.342 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.619 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 70 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.622 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.57 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.342 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 86 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1798 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.646 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dywux0s. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC.