Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska on Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 5:26 PM AKST (02:26 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 35 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-05 02:26:28 UTC
Depth
60.9 km (37.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.189° N, 150.814° 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
65

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. 1.635 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 54 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.522 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.72 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.939 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 90 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.15 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.716 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 69 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 95 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.837 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 91 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.532 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.532 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.662 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.513 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.825 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.514 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.62 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.520 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.539 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1729 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.128 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.021 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.664 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.76 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.828 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 67 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.931 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.750 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 92 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.02 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 64 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.615 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.536 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 78 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.620 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.51 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.841 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.12 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.740 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 84 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.760 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.91 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 9
  43. 1.929 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.750 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.563 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.527 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.54 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.823 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 3.011 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  50. 1.62 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.045 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 117 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.441 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.90 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 10
  54. 2.150 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.87 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.766 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.512 km SW of Knik River, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.546 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.545 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.639 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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