Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska on Fri, May 30, 2025, 12:42 AM AKDT (08:42 UTC), 59 km (37 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-05-30 08:42:29 UTC
Depth
58.8 km (36.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.114° N, 150.929° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
58

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 154 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.410 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 491 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.735 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 491 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.512 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 491 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.513 km N of Willow, Alaska · 491 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.412 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 491 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.830 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 491 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.011 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 490 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.565 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 490 days ago · 93 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.59 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 490 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.130 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 490 days ago · 82 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.94 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 488 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.56 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 488 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.942 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 488 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.512 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 488 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.89 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 488 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.537 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 488 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.555 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 486 days ago · 96 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.743 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 486 days ago · 99 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.68 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 486 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.823 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 486 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.223 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 486 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.956 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 486 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.79 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 486 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.215 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 486 days ago · 87 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.627 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 486 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 485 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.763 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 485 days ago · 122 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.646 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 485 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.662 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 485 days ago · 108 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.114 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 485 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.736 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 485 days ago · 71 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.635 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 485 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.86 km WSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 485 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.934 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 485 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.035 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 485 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.525 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 484 days ago · 79 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.829 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 484 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.125 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 484 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.13 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 483 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.91 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 483 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.23 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 483 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.610 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 483 days ago · 52 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.616 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 483 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.54 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 483 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.814 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 483 days ago · 67 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.841 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 483 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.927 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 483 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.651 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 482 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.540 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 482 days ago · 95 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.512 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 482 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.519 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 481 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.711 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 481 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.923 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 481 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.65 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 481 days ago · 60 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.67 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 481 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.69 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 481 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.66 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 481 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.010 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 481 days ago · 50 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.524 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 480 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.650 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 480 days ago · 84 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.89 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 491 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.67 km N of Willow, Alaska · 491 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.127 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 491 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.65 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 491 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.529 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 492 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.848 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 492 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.75 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 493 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.121 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 493 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.538 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 493 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.642 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 493 days ago · 73 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.731 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 493 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.816 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 494 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.81 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 494 days ago · 56 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.62 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 494 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.165 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 495 days ago · 117 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.838 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 495 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.518 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 495 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.54 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 495 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.713 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 495 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.025 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 496 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0256w7ml9e. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC.