Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 42 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska on Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 1:17 PM AKDT (21:17 UTC), 78 km (48 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-19 21:17:52 UTC
Depth
78.0 km (48.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.473° N, 151.465° 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
51

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. 1.51 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 715 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.661 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 715 days ago · 104 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.032 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 714 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.533 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 714 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.754 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 713 days ago · 90 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.811 km N of Willow, Alaska · 713 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.820 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 713 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.515 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 713 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.66 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 713 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.535 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 713 days ago · 71 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.668 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 713 days ago · 117 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.727 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 713 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.655 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 713 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.369 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 712 days ago · 126 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.930 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 712 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.525 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 712 days ago · 72 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.326 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 712 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.538 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 712 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.622 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 712 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.633 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 712 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.922 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 712 days ago · 104 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.516 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 712 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.519 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.738 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 712 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.865 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 711 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 3.030 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 711 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.221 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 711 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.449 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 711 days ago · 98 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.533 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 711 days ago · 99 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.53 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 710 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.536 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 710 days ago · 75 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.763 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 710 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.753 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 710 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.78 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 710 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.538 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.626 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 709 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.527 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 708 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.615 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 708 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.549 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 708 days ago · 82 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.131 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 708 days ago · 68 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.825 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 708 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.63 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 708 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.553 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 708 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.740 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 708 days ago · 85 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.825 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 708 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.847 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 707 days ago · 92 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.525 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 707 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.58 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 707 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.132 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 707 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.520 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 707 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.821 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 707 days ago · 59 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.65 km E of Anchorage, Alaska · 707 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.926 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 706 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.45 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 706 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.617 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 706 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.766 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 706 days ago · 113 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 706 days ago · 111 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.538 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 706 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.121 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 706 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.032 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 706 days ago · 76 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.520 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 715 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.651 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 715 days ago · 98 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.538 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 715 days ago · 112 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.549 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 715 days ago · 98 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.922 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 716 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 716 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.621 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 716 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.66 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 716 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.728 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 716 days ago · 84 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.54 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 716 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.52 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 716 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.712 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 716 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.618 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 716 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.435 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 716 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.832 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 716 days ago · 93 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.825 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 717 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.56 km WNW of Eagle River, Alaska · 717 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.650 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 717 days ago · 110 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.864 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 717 days ago · 109 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.042 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 717 days ago · 106 km deep · 85 km away

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