Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km W of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km W of Beluga, Alaska on Wed, Nov 3, 2021, 9:20 AM AKDT (17:20 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 30 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-03 17:20:04 UTC
Depth
55.4 km (34.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.139° N, 151.288° 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
47

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. 1.630 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 74 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.65 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.627 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.925 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.764 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 102 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.712 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.525 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.832 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 95 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.771 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 116 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.79 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.840 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 97 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.741 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1758 days ago · 91 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.631 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 82 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.965 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 115 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.55 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.65 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.641 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 85 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.557 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.04 km NE of Knik, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.549 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 84 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.923 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 94 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.517 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.817 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.925 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.552 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 91 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.536 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.542 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 91 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 130 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.51 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.97 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.822 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.672 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.58 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.81 km NW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.329 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 78 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.512 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.621 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.127 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.812 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.712 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 64 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.73 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.86 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.769 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.847 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 113 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.561 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 95 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.631 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.520 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.518 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.724 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 67 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.747 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 102 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.656 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 104 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 3.222 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.727 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.658 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.652 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 98 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.617 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 59 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021e4087jx. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.