Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 41 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 41 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Wed, Dec 1, 2021, 5:23 PM AKST (02:23 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 14 km SE of Beluga, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-02 02:23:37 UTC
Depth
85.1 km (52.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.400° N, 151.633° 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
46

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.549 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 84 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.923 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.517 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.724 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.925 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.552 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 91 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.536 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 130 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.51 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.97 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.822 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.672 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.58 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.329 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.512 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.127 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.812 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.032 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.524 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.712 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.73 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.86 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.769 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 111 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.847 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 113 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.734 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.139 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.520 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.518 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.724 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.747 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 102 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.656 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 104 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.727 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.658 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.617 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.227 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 69 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.520 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.344 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.938 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 84 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.947 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 93 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.75 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.519 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.548 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 85 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.59 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.525 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 99 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.541 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.836 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.642 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.52 km SSE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1753 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.544 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1752 days ago · 77 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.642 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 105 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.734 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.924 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 108 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.65 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.55 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.965 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 115 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.631 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1763 days ago · 91 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.741 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.840 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 97 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.79 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.771 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 116 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.832 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 95 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.525 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.764 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 102 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.925 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.627 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.027 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.727 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.65 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.630 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.78 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.88 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

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