Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Sun, Nov 23, 2025, 4:15 AM AKST (13:15 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 12 km WNW 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
2025-11-23 13:15:36 UTC
Depth
72.1 km (44.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.225° N, 151.342° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 3.4 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 315 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.67 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 315 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.138 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 314 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.520 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 314 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.58 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 314 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.311 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 314 days ago · 65 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.04 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 314 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 10
  8. 2.13 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 314 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.515 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 314 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.44 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 314 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.261 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 314 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.922 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 314 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.813 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 313 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.914 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 313 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 6
  15. 1.841 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 313 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.511 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 313 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.845 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 313 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.015 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 313 days ago · 70 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.955 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 313 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.52 km NE of Knik, Alaska · 313 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.74 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 312 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.725 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 312 days ago · 76 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.613 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 312 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.016 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 312 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.720 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 312 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.616 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 312 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.96 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 312 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.63 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 312 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.85 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 312 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.067 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 312 days ago · 115 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.113 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 312 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.00 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 312 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.813 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 312 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.864 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 312 days ago · 114 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.816 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 312 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.84 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 312 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.426 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 311 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.066 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 311 days ago · 90 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.33 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 311 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.24 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 311 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 6.012 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 311 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 7,198 · tsunami flag
  42. 2.920 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 311 days ago · 77 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 54
  43. 2.616 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 311 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.87 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 311 days ago · 52 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.920 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 311 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.120 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 311 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 3.27 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 311 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 22
  48. 1.717 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 311 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.027 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 311 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 12
  50. 1.714 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 311 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.813 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 311 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.020 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 311 days ago · 74 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.97 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 311 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 16
  54. 2.023 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 311 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.715 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 311 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.29 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 310 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.15 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 310 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.717 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 310 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.723 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 310 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.619 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 310 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.520 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 315 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 315 days ago · 114 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.224 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 315 days ago · 51 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.264 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 315 days ago · 110 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.19 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 315 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.555 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 315 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.020 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 315 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 315 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.614 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 315 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.552 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 316 days ago · 77 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.715 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 316 days ago · 77 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  12. 4.811 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 316 days ago · 81 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 763
  13. 2.219 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 316 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.173 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 316 days ago · 124 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.920 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 316 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.911 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 316 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.113 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 316 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.030 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 316 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.834 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 316 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.517 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 316 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2025xblcnc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC.