Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska on Tue, Aug 20, 2024, 3:28 AM AKDT (11:28 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 39 km W of Nikiski, 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
2024-08-20 11:28:58 UTC
Depth
72.8 km (45.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.267° N, 150.988° 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
53

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.565 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 775 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 775 days ago · 112 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.812 km E of Willow, Alaska · 775 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.628 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 775 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.167 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 775 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.615 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 774 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.664 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 774 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 774 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.347 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 774 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.09 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 773 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.45 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 773 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.730 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 773 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.637 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 773 days ago · 87 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.112 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 773 days ago · 60 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.916 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 773 days ago · 50 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.572 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 772 days ago · 117 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.925 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 772 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.660 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 772 days ago · 120 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.56 km W of Houston, Alaska · 772 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.930 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 771 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.772 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 771 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.513 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 770 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.566 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 770 days ago · 114 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.924 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 770 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.570 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 770 days ago · 124 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 3.339 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 770 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.528 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 770 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.854 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 769 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.624 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 769 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.66 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 769 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.217 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 769 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.46 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 768 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.742 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 768 days ago · 119 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.717 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 768 days ago · 56 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.631 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 768 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.743 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 768 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.731 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 768 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.971 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 768 days ago · 133 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.53 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 768 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.965 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 768 days ago · 115 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.928 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.714 km W of Willow, Alaska · 767 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.022 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 767 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.211 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 767 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.544 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 115 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.55 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 767 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.04 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 767 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.926 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 766 days ago · 66 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.516 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 766 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.59 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 766 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 766 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.526 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 766 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.638 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 766 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.634 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 766 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.924 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 766 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.914 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 766 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.123 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 766 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.025 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 765 days ago · 54 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.924 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 765 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.524 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 765 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.824 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 775 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.555 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 775 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.913 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 776 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.721 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 776 days ago · 69 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.611 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 776 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.63 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 777 days ago · 53 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.616 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 777 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.549 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 777 days ago · 85 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.516 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 778 days ago · 64 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.615 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 779 days ago · 88 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.658 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 779 days ago · 98 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.64 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 779 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.521 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 779 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.541 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 779 days ago · 97 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.023 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 779 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  16. 3.68 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 779 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 238
  17. 2.072 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 780 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.625 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 780 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.730 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 781 days ago · 88 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.410 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 781 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024apixrca. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.