Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Sun, Sep 15, 2024, 11:23 PM AKDT (07:23 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-16 07:23:09 UTC
Depth
69.8 km (43.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.203° N, 151.453° 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
64

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 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.765 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 747 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.76 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 747 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.854 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 747 days ago · 106 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.623 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 747 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.61 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 746 days ago · 63 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.684 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 746 days ago · 142 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.216 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 746 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.943 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 745 days ago · 110 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.639 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 745 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.553 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 745 days ago · 87 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.133 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 745 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.421 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 745 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.98 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 745 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.65 km W of Sterling, Alaska · 744 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.83 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 744 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.913 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 744 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.559 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 744 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.83 km E of Willow, Alaska · 744 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.733 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 743 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.572 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 743 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.725 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 743 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.859 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 743 days ago · 111 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.566 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 743 days ago · 108 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.732 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 743 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.67 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 743 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.666 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 742 days ago · 113 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 3.063 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 742 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.666 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 742 days ago · 113 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.549 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 742 days ago · 99 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.117 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 742 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.863 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 742 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.614 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 742 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.77 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 741 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.935 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 741 days ago · 100 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.636 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 741 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.18 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 741 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.95 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 740 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.720 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 740 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.927 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 740 days ago · 66 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.824 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 740 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.716 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 740 days ago · 58 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.014 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 740 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.54 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 739 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.729 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 739 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.830 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 739 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.610 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 739 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.569 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 739 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.939 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 739 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 739 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.544 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 739 days ago · 100 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.725 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 739 days ago · 76 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.512 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 739 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.631 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 739 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.644 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 739 days ago · 90 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.08 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 739 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.79 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 739 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 738 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.641 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 738 days ago · 70 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.616 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 737 days ago · 66 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.656 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 737 days ago · 97 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.539 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 747 days ago · 110 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.66 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 747 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.55 km NNE of Anchorage, Alaska · 748 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.643 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 748 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.822 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 748 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  6. 1.622 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 748 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.945 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 748 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.617 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 748 days ago · 66 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.713 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 748 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.425 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 748 days ago · 73 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.613 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 748 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.514 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 749 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.734 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 749 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.925 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 749 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.85 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 749 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.631 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 749 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.515 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 750 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.861 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 750 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.810 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 750 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.382 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 750 days ago · 137 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024by417t5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC.