Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Tue, Apr 12, 2022, 1:37 AM AKDT (09:37 UTC), 60 km (37 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
2022-04-12 09:37:13 UTC
Depth
59.6 km (37.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.190° N, 151.167° 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
58

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 57 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.96 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1636 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.64 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.513 km NW of Sterling, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.57 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.512 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.727 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.95 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1634 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.238 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1634 days ago · 86 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.736 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1634 days ago · 107 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.511 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1634 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.19 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1634 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.57 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.835 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.531 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.663 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.526 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.611 km WSW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.767 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 121 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.574 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 131 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.07 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.815 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.735 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 81 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.146 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 84 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.763 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 110 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.719 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.668 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 122 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 3.172 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 129 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  29. 1.851 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 93 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.536 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.98 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.38 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.765 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 110 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.02 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.88 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  36. 4.04 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 233
  37. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.55 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.510 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.512 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.66 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.526 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.97 km WSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.419 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.658 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 105 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.527 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.65 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.68 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.118 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 59 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.166 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.65 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.541 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.927 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.039 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 88 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.615 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1620 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.812 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1620 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.974 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1620 days ago · 129 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.732 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 114 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.52 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.626 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.727 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.624 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.622 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 67 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.530 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.555 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.045 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.66 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.53 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 61 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.95 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.028 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 74 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.531 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.84 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.626 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.629 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.58 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.565 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.84 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.714 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 63 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0224oue9av. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.