Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 49 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 7:46 AM AKST (16:46 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 40 km W of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-02 16:46:36 UTC
Depth
83.6 km (51.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.463° N, 151.715° 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
26

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. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.140 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 123 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.126 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.829 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.931 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.748 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.848 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 112 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.567 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 110 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.732 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.834 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.421 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.563 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.550 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 92 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.643 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.572 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 115 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.527 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 74 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.516 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.527 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.641 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 91 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.65 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.020 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.047 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 77 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.558 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 111 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.675 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 120 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 3.22 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 33
  28. 1.635 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 78 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.522 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.939 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 90 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.716 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 95 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.837 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.532 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 69 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.662 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 120 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.732 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.825 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.62 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1729 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.645 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.021 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.734 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.664 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 109 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.76 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.828 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.931 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.750 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 92 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.02 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.666 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.536 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 78 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.620 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.757 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.51 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ffydh2d. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.