Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 42 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska on Tue, May 27, 2025, 6:49 PM AKDT (02:49 UTC), 73 km (45 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-05-28 02:49:14 UTC
Depth
73.2 km (45.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.487° N, 151.432° 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
22

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 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.538 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 495 days ago · 100 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.75 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 494 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.848 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 494 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.529 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 494 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.65 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 493 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.127 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 493 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.67 km N of Willow, Alaska · 493 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.18 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 493 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.735 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 493 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.512 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 493 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.513 km N of Willow, Alaska · 493 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.412 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 493 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.830 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 492 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.011 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 492 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.565 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 492 days ago · 93 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.59 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 492 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.130 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 492 days ago · 82 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.94 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 490 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.56 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 490 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.942 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 490 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.626 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 490 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.634 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 490 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.512 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 490 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.89 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 490 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.537 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 490 days ago · 81 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.622 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 489 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.042 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 489 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.735 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 488 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.555 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 488 days ago · 96 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.743 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 488 days ago · 99 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.823 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 488 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.223 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 488 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.956 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 488 days ago · 111 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.79 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 488 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.627 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 487 days ago · 68 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 487 days ago · 111 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.763 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 487 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.646 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 487 days ago · 76 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.662 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 487 days ago · 108 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.736 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 487 days ago · 71 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.635 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 487 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.934 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 486 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.525 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 486 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.829 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 485 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.125 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 485 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.13 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 485 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.91 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 485 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.23 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 485 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.610 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 485 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.616 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 485 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.54 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 485 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.814 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 484 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.841 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 484 days ago · 86 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.651 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 484 days ago · 82 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.540 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 484 days ago · 95 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.512 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 483 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.519 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 483 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.711 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 483 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.923 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 483 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.65 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 483 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.731 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 495 days ago · 83 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.816 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 496 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.81 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 496 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.62 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 496 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.165 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 497 days ago · 117 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.838 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 497 days ago · 98 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.518 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 497 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.54 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 497 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.131 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 498 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.643 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 498 days ago · 95 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.532 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 498 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.539 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 499 days ago · 71 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.141 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 500 days ago · 80 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.019 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 500 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.65 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 500 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.433 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 500 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.541 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 500 days ago · 99 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.610 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 500 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.037 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 501 days ago · 102 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.912 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 501 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0256st0riv. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.