Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km NE of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Beluga, Alaska on Fri, Apr 1, 2022, 6:17 AM AKDT (14:17 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 46 km W of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-04-01 14:17:40 UTC
Depth
58.6 km (36.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.241° N, 150.899° 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
40

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 169 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.58 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.844 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 83 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.116 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.632 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.818 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.88 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1644 days ago · 63 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.070 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.626 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.021 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.517 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.532 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.814 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 50 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.940 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 85 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.529 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.518 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.61 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.714 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.84 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 51 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.565 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 111 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.58 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1640 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.629 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 105 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 52 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.626 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.84 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.028 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 74 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.95 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.53 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 61 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.66 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.555 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.530 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1636 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.622 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1636 days ago · 67 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.624 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1636 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.727 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.626 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 67 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.67 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 60 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.64 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 57 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.96 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1634 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.64 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.513 km NW of Sterling, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.57 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.512 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.727 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.95 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 6
  49. 2.238 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 86 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.736 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.511 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.19 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.57 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.835 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.531 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.663 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.526 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.767 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 121 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.574 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 131 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.07 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.59 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.63 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.03 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.74 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 42
  6. 2.120 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.860 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 104 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.715 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.69 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.012 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.118 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.88 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.751 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 122 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.612 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.55 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.210 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.79 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.610 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.413 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.825 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 60 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02246qcdob. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC.