Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 53 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 53 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Tue, Aug 30, 2022, 3:10 PM AKDT (23:10 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-30 23:10:19 UTC
Depth
110.1 km (68.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.469° N, 151.808° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
29

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 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.931 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.625 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 93 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.727 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.652 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 103 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.57 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.846 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 99 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.634 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 103 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.943 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.344 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.510 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.221 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.919 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.931 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.633 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 105 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1490 days ago · 62 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.513 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 80 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.419 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.967 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.130 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.78 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.046 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 101 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.527 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.19 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.521 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.229 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 108 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.631 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 93 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.635 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.35 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.86 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.642 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 106 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.819 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.737 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 97 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.843 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 107 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.717 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.09 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.640 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 77 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.537 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.639 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.736 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.99 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.623 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.732 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 64 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.521 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.628 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.512 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 108 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.99 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.236 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.514 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.742 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 85 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.623 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 74 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.912 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.817 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.535 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.520 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 3.220 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  60. 1.838 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.226 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.92 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.520 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 74 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.644 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 79 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.744 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 87 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.811 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.545 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 89 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1496 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.571 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 124 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.512 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.17 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.225 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1498 days ago · 92 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.518 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 78 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.825 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.97 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.558 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 97 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.237 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.554 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 93 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.516 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away

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