Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km E of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km E of Beluga, Alaska on Sun, Apr 5, 2026, 8:46 AM AKDT (16:46 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 24 km ESE of Kasilof, 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
2026-04-05 16:46:19 UTC
Depth
57.3 km (35.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.130° N, 150.733° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
48°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 183 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.841 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 183 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.563 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 182 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.55 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 182 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.722 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 182 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 182 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.615 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 182 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.913 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 182 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.27 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 181 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.718 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 181 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.618 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 181 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.515 km W of Willow, Alaska · 181 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.213 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 181 days ago · 69 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.619 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 181 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.731 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 181 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.828 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 181 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.721 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 181 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.610 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 180 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.219 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 180 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.734 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 180 days ago · 112 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.321 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 180 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.855 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 180 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.623 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 179 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.81 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 179 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.043 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 179 days ago · 98 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.020 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 179 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.819 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 179 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.59 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 179 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.733 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 179 days ago · 91 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.538 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 179 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.443 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 179 days ago · 94 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.531 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 178 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.528 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 178 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.727 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 178 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.07 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 178 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.521 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 178 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.55 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 177 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.811 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 177 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.011 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 177 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.916 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 177 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.57 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 177 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 3.031 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 177 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.516 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 176 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.129 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 176 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.529 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 176 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.515 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 176 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.34 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 176 days ago · 79 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.729 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 176 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.55 km W of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 176 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.242 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 176 days ago · 96 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.759 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 175 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.829 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 175 days ago · 71 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.517 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 175 days ago · 67 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.020 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 175 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.333 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 175 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.75 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 175 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.929 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 174 days ago · 102 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.613 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 174 days ago · 76 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.716 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 174 days ago · 52 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.619 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 174 days ago · 67 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.75 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 183 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.61 km WSW of Cohoe, Alaska · 183 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.61 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 183 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.811 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 183 days ago · 68 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.621 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 183 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.732 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 183 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.69 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 183 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.828 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 183 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 183 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.56 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 183 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.719 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 184 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.816 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 184 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.560 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 184 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.821 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 184 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.62 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 184 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.716 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 184 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.515 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska · 184 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.549 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 184 days ago · 96 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.536 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 185 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.86 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 185 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026grvpxf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.