Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 66 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 66 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Fri, Nov 1, 2024, 7:44 PM AKDT (03:44 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 60 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-02 03:44:32 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.313° N, 152.268° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.9ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.0ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.034 · 112 stations
2.55ML, local (Richter)AVFinal · ±0.119225178977466 · 22 stations

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
106

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 163 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.667 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 699 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.968 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 699 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.835 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 699 days ago · 92 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.962 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 699 days ago · 117 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.961 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 698 days ago · 121 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.518 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 698 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.617 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 698 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.637 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 698 days ago · 81 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.646 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 698 days ago · 90 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.868 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 698 days ago · 111 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.623 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 697 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.630 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 697 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.517 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 697 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.625 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 697 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.739 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 697 days ago · 89 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.863 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 697 days ago · 123 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.037 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 696 days ago · 101 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.610 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 696 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.965 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 696 days ago · 111 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.751 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 695 days ago · 97 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.211 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 695 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.525 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 695 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.873 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 695 days ago · 113 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.848 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 695 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.544 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 695 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.868 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 695 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.025 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 695 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.117 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 694 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.618 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 694 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.947 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 694 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.662 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 694 days ago · 112 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.532 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 694 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.833 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 693 days ago · 108 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.512 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 693 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.628 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 693 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.610 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 693 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.58 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 693 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.649 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 693 days ago · 84 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.329 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 693 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.865 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 693 days ago · 112 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.531 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 692 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 3.562 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 692 days ago · 103 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.674 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 692 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.630 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 692 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.630 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 692 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.628 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 692 days ago · 105 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.522 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 692 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.535 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 692 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.99 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 691 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.871 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 691 days ago · 113 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.534 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 691 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.870 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 691 days ago · 127 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.728 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 690 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.125 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 690 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 690 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.528 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 690 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.746 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 690 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.026 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 690 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.514 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 690 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 690 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.627 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 699 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.523 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 699 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.968 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 699 days ago · 129 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.759 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 700 days ago · 100 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.534 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 700 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.566 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 700 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.530 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 700 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.083 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 700 days ago · 135 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.532 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 701 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.664 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 701 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.530 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 701 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.740 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 701 days ago · 86 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.355 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 701 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.528 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 701 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.725 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 702 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.957 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 702 days ago · 100 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.054 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 702 days ago · 101 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.066 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 702 days ago · 118 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.732 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 702 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.631 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 702 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024e3s1cd6 (also filed as av93341038, us7000nphf). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.