Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 48 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 48 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 2:48 AM AKST (11:48 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 27 km SW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-17 11:48:15 UTC
Depth
72.7 km (45.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.478° N, 151.644° 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
50

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. 2.227 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.520 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.344 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.938 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.947 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 93 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.75 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.519 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.548 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 85 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.59 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.525 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 99 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.541 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.836 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 103 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.642 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 67 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1748 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.544 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1748 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.729 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.642 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.924 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 108 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.764 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.523 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.720 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 3.1Southern Alaska · 1747 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 6
  28. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.527 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.52 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.976 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 132 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.639 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 84 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.647 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 70 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.543 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.224 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 68 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.535 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 79 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.726 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.538 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.535 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.48 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.619 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.614 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1743 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.333 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.828 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1743 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.618 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.634 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 71 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.68 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.514 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  52. 1.658 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 132 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.824 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.612 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.65 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.635 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.927 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.86 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.519 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away

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