Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 18 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska on Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 10:29 AM AKDT (18:29 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km N of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-14 18:29:23 UTC
Depth
58.4 km (36.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.107° N, 150.746° 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 I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.4 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
57

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.732 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 174 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.015 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 174 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.819 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 174 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.715 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 174 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.523 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 173 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.717 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 173 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.61 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 173 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.123 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 173 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.13 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 173 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.510 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 173 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.210 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 173 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.832 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 173 days ago · 72 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.321 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 172 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.616 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 172 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.631 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 172 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.70 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 172 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.531 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 172 days ago · 67 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.437 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 171 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.712 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 171 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.512 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 171 days ago · 69 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.831 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 171 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.517 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 171 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.87 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 171 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.811 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 171 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.820 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 171 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.847 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 170 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.519 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 170 days ago · 53 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.610 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 170 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.733 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 170 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.86 km WNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 170 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.815 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 170 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.720 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 170 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.813 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 170 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.625 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 170 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.219 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 170 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.619 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 170 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.524 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 169 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.730 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 169 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.63 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 169 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.58 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 169 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.637 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 169 days ago · 88 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.422 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 169 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 3.221 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 169 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.98 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 169 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.88 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 169 days ago · 92 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.72 km W of Kasilof, Alaska · 169 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.28 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 168 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.219 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 168 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.17 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 168 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.860 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 168 days ago · 116 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.924 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 168 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.631 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 168 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.617 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 168 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.917 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 168 days ago · 84 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.610 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 167 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.527 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 167 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.16 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 167 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.512 km N of Houston, Alaska · 167 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.58 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 167 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.515 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 167 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.618 km W of Hope, Alaska · 174 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.619 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 174 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.619 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 174 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.716 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 175 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.613 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 175 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.929 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 175 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.75 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 175 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.333 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 175 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.020 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 175 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.517 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 175 days ago · 67 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.829 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 175 days ago · 71 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.759 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 175 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.242 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 176 days ago · 96 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.55 km W of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 176 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.729 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 176 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.34 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 176 days ago · 79 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.515 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 176 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.529 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 176 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.129 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 176 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.516 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 176 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026himoql. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.