Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Sun, Dec 1, 2024, 1:49 AM AKST (10:49 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 25 km WNW of Susitna, 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
2024-12-01 10:49:23 UTC
Depth
77.7 km (48.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.310° N, 151.548° 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
49

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. 1.937 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 671 days ago · 70 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.89 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 670 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.73 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 670 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.224 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 670 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.716 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 670 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.719 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 670 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.745 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 94 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.037 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 669 days ago · 81 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.123 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 669 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.837 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 100 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.011 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 669 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.737 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 112 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.534 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.969 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 124 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.910 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 669 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.741 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 669 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.165 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 668 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.523 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 668 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.66 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 668 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.513 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 668 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.041 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 668 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.56 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 668 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.652 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 668 days ago · 96 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.915 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 668 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.515 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 667 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.912 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 667 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.613 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 667 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.641 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 667 days ago · 82 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.235 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 666 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.666 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 666 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.667 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 666 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.618 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 666 days ago · 73 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.011 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 666 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.927 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 666 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.667 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 666 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.618 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 666 days ago · 68 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.547 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 666 days ago · 78 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.732 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 665 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.913 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 665 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.511 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 665 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.513 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 665 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.520 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 665 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.74 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 665 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.513 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 665 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.544 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 665 days ago · 83 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.510 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 665 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.544 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 664 days ago · 89 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.664 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 664 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.329 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 664 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.515 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 664 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.569 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 664 days ago · 112 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 664 days ago · 113 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.014 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 663 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.57 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 663 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 1.812 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 663 days ago · 65 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.819 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 663 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.929 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 663 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.524 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 663 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.864 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 662 days ago · 117 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.721 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 662 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.740 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 671 days ago · 90 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.573 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 671 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.626 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 671 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.531 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 671 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.014 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 671 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.724 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 671 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.925 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 671 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.555 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 671 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.624 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 671 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.812 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 671 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.965 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 672 days ago · 112 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.127 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 672 days ago · 78 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.519 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 672 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.526 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 672 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.539 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 673 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.85 km SW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 673 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 9
  17. 1.929 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 674 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.62 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 674 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.624 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 674 days ago · 94 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.876 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 674 days ago · 139 km deep · 49 km away

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