Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska on Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 8:30 AM AKDT (16:30 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 8 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-10 16:30:29 UTC
Depth
63.7 km (39.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.196° N, 150.844° 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
45

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.97 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.54 km NE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.26 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 120 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.614 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.619 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.57 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.119 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.511 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.531 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 81 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.62 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.539 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.63 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.925 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 78 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.234 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.759 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.561 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.865 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 104 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.735 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1513 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.910 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.833 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 3.44 km SW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.07 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.024 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.64 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.660 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 106 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.75 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.561 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 107 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 123 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.725 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1511 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.720 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.527 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 73 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 3.611 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 79
  39. 1.510 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 3.38 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 17
  41. 3.1Southern Alaska · 1510 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.516 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.868 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 108 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.78 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.54 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 65 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.25 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 60 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.646 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.58 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.622 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.829 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.59 km SW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.514 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 69 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.532 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.641 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.53 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.710 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.266 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.533 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.817 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.752 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 98 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.139 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.68 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.762 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.644 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 91 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.712 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.34 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1519 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.828 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1519 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.526 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.13 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1520 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.86 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.1Southern Alaska · 1520 days ago · 64 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.65 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.732 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.513 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1521 days ago · 63 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.646 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1521 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.55 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 1521 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.621 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1521 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.728 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1521 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022a7f0h01. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.