Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 48 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 48 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 4:35 PM AKDT (00:35 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-31 00:35:32 UTC
Depth
81.7 km (50.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.493° N, 151.612° 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 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 765 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.240 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 765 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.630 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 765 days ago · 85 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.923 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 765 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.636 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 764 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 764 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.529 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 764 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.670 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 763 days ago · 128 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.520 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 763 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.423 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 763 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.139 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 762 days ago · 106 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.76 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 762 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.58 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 762 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.831 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 762 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.714 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 762 days ago · 73 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.760 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 761 days ago · 108 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.067 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 761 days ago · 116 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.521 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 760 days ago · 80 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 3.13 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 760 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 17
  20. 1.721 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 760 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 760 days ago · 110 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.328 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 760 days ago · 76 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.92 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 760 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.257 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 760 days ago · 108 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.610 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 760 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.427 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 759 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.671 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 759 days ago · 109 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.924 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 759 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.656 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 759 days ago · 97 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.427 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 759 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.525 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 758 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.923 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 758 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.021 km N of Willow, Alaska · 758 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.56 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 758 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.53 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 758 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.743 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 757 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.832 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 757 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.530 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 757 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.932 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 756 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.56 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 756 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.612 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 756 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.642 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 756 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.635 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 756 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.926 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 756 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.526 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 755 days ago · 81 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.924 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 755 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.625 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 755 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.731 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 754 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.814 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 754 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 3.137 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 754 days ago · 79 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.87 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 753 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.934 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 753 days ago · 116 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.524 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 753 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.514 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 753 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.625 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 753 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.68 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 753 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.729 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 753 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.96 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 753 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.642 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 753 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.226 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 753 days ago · 90 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.924 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 766 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.025 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 766 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.914 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 766 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.924 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 767 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.634 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.638 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 105 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.526 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 767 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.620 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 91 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.926 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 767 days ago · 66 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.04 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 767 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.55 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 767 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.544 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 768 days ago · 115 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.211 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 768 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.022 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 768 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.714 km W of Willow, Alaska · 768 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.668 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 768 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.928 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 768 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.965 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 768 days ago · 115 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.971 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 768 days ago · 133 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024b7jc92j. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.