Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Fri, Feb 24, 2023, 5:19 PM AKST (02:19 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Kenai Peninsula, 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
2023-02-25 02:19:20 UTC
Depth
63.7 km (39.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.193° N, 151.208° 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
61

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.766 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.57 km WSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.866 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 129 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.822 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.514 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.719 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.618 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.726 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.825 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.063 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 119 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.63 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.643 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.58 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.024 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.75 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 53 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.634 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.729 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.669 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 129 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.838 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 74 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.645 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 88 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.546 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.546 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 122 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.722 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.611 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.040 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 78 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.82 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.829 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.02 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1312 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.521 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.75 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 59 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.61 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.826 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.734 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.62 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.867 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 116 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.940 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 101 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.07 km S of Knik, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.636 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 91 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.83 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 56 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.518 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.863 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 106 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.547 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.531 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1310 days ago · 88 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.616 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.158 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 116 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.625 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.730 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1309 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.952 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 98 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.16 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.818 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 58 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.64 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 58 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.812 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.79 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.210 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.535 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.756 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.726 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 83 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.544 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 106 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.62 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.638 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.525 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1317 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.58 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.622 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 72 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.639 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 82 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.719 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.712 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.521 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.756 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 91 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.721 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.34 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.010 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.14 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.634 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 86 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.748 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 86 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1320 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0232knef02. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.