Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 41 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 41 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Tue, May 20, 2025, 9:24 AM AKDT (17:24 UTC), 81 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-05-20 17:24:40 UTC
Depth
81.3 km (50.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.315° N, 151.764° 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
40

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 500 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.219 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 500 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.675 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 500 days ago · 130 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.611 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 499 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.843 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 499 days ago · 86 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.634 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 499 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.514 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 499 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.537 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 499 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.524 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 499 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.463 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 499 days ago · 113 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.912 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 498 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.037 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 498 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.541 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 498 days ago · 99 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.019 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 498 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.57 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 498 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.141 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 497 days ago · 80 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.539 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 497 days ago · 71 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.532 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 496 days ago · 79 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.131 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 495 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.561 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 495 days ago · 101 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.518 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 495 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.838 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 495 days ago · 98 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.165 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 495 days ago · 117 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.81 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 494 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.816 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 494 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.731 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 493 days ago · 83 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.642 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 493 days ago · 73 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.538 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 493 days ago · 100 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.75 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 492 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.848 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 492 days ago · 87 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.529 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 491 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.65 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 491 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.127 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 491 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.18 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 491 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.410 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 491 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.735 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 491 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.512 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 491 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.412 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 490 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.830 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 490 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.011 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 490 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.565 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 490 days ago · 93 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.59 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 490 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.130 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 489 days ago · 82 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.94 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 488 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  45. 1.942 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 488 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.512 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 488 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.89 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 487 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.537 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 487 days ago · 81 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.042 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 486 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.555 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 486 days ago · 96 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.743 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 486 days ago · 99 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.823 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 486 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.223 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 486 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.956 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 485 days ago · 111 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.79 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 485 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 3.215 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 485 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.627 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 485 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 485 days ago · 111 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.763 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 485 days ago · 122 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.646 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 485 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.541 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 501 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.633 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 501 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.55 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 501 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.620 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 501 days ago · 64 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.95 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 501 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.525 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 502 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.565 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 502 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.867 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 502 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.636 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 503 days ago · 74 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.660 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 503 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.535 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 503 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.752 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 505 days ago · 99 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.512 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 505 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.758 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 505 days ago · 119 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.622 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 505 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.626 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 505 days ago · 71 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.963 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 505 days ago · 114 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.168 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 505 days ago · 133 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.27 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 506 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.86 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 506 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0256fti6oz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.