Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 50 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 50 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Sat, Nov 27, 2021, 6:53 PM AKST (03:53 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 14 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-28 03:53:30 UTC
Depth
91.7 km (57.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.513° N, 151.619° 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
42

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. 2.614 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1743 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.333 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.828 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1742 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.634 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 71 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.68 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.514 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.658 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 132 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.824 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.612 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.65 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.635 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.927 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.86 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.519 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.511 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.745 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.863 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 114 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.017 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 84 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 15
  22. 2.065 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.941 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.529 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 76 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 3.140 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 123 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 3.126 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.829 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.931 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.748 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 112 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.39 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  33. 1.567 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.732 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.834 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.421 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.563 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.550 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 92 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.64 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.616 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.643 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 107 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.572 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.527 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.516 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 77 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.527 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 101 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.641 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 91 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.65 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.020 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.047 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 77 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.558 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 111 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.675 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 120 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 3.22 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 33
  54. 1.635 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 78 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.522 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 90 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.716 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 95 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021f94iy79. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.