Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 51 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 51 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Wed, Nov 2, 2022, 2:26 PM AKDT (22:26 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 10 km W of Point MacKenzie, 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
2022-11-02 22:26:44 UTC
Depth
83.9 km (52.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.461° N, 151.779° 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
31

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 175 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.62 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.824 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.537 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 101 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.619 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.78 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.143 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 81 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.818 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.010 km W of Houston, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.836 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1428 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.743 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 78 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.934 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 8
  15. 1.636 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.533 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.623 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.59 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.825 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.715 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.938 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 82 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.826 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.048 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 79 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.420 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.615 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.815 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.669 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.66 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.720 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.515 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.516 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.570 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 114 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.542 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 71 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.846 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.64 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.05 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.971 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 124 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.934 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.314 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.94 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 66 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.659 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.531 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.95 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.92 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.619 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.749 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 90 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.633 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 81 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.851 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.610 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.869 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 106 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.843 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.544 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 100 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.626 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 95 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.69 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1423 days ago · 179 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.519 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1422 days ago · 90 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 3.571 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.676 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.271 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.856 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.633 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.667 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.627 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 108 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.78 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.641 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 105 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.814 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.630 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 76 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.73 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.35 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 9
  11. 1.729 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.363 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 109 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.735 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 79 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.65 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.526 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 75 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.138 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 80 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.614 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.841 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 107 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.632 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022e2fperf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.