Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km SW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Beluga, Alaska on Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 10:18 PM AKST (07:18 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 25 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-30 07:18:45 UTC
Depth
59.5 km (37.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.112° N, 151.142° 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
55

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 610 days ago · 71 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.62 km E of Cohoe, Alaska · 610 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.536 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 610 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 610 days ago · 115 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.518 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 610 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.318 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 610 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.538 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 610 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.834 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 610 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.865 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 610 days ago · 110 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.838 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 610 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.61 km S of Kenai, Alaska · 610 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.934 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 609 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.79 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 609 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.653 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 609 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.552 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 609 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.639 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 609 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.625 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 608 days ago · 63 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.828 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 608 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.516 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 608 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.914 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 608 days ago · 72 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.526 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 608 days ago · 61 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.464 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 608 days ago · 113 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.62 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 608 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.510 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 608 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.528 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 607 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.518 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 607 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.57 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 606 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.750 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 606 days ago · 100 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.58 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 606 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.04 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 605 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.76 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 604 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.510 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 604 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  33. 4.125 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 604 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1,387 · tsunami flag
  34. 1.623 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 604 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.526 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 604 days ago · 68 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.215 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 604 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.844 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 604 days ago · 95 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.42 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 604 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 3.219 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 604 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  40. 3.018 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 604 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.545 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 603 days ago · 89 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.710 km W of Houston, Alaska · 603 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.860 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 603 days ago · 116 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 3.420 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 603 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  45. 2.523 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 603 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.93 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 602 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.726 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 602 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.726 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 602 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.510 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 602 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.241 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 602 days ago · 76 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.916 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 602 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.335 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 601 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.227 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 601 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.829 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 601 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.611 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 601 days ago · 58 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.85 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 601 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
  57. 1.64 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 600 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.510 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 600 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.659 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 600 days ago · 123 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.641 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 600 days ago · 86 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.741 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 610 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.710 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 610 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.073 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 610 days ago · 121 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.515 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 611 days ago · 66 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.623 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 611 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.548 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 611 days ago · 81 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.79 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 611 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.611 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 611 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.618 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 611 days ago · 65 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.718 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 611 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.717 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 611 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.026 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 611 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.512 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 611 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.672 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 611 days ago · 114 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.566 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 611 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.619 km W of Hope, Alaska · 611 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.119 km W of Hope, Alaska · 611 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.658 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 611 days ago · 108 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.544 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 612 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.729 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 612 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0251dqeefx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC.