Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 47 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Thu, Sep 3, 2026, 8:59 AM AKDT (16:59 UTC), 88 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 21 km SW of Susitna, 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
2026-09-03 16:59:23 UTC
Depth
87.7 km (54.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.428° N, 151.742° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.4 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 since this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 30 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.632 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 29 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.229 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 29 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.652 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 29 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.120 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 29 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.611 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 29 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.57 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 29 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.810 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 28 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.036 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 28 days ago · 90 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.656 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 28 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.239 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 28 days ago · 105 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.66 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 28 days ago · 88 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.913 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 28 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.93 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 28 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.66 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 27 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.529 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 27 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.619 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 27 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.978 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 27 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 27 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.852 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 27 days ago · 126 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.711 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 27 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.031 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 27 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.737 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 26 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.321 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 26 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.231 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 26 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.632 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 26 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.516 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 25 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.817 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 25 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.56 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 25 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.730 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 25 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.614 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 24 days ago · 78 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.827 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 24 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.516 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 24 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.658 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 24 days ago · 111 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.915 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 24 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.925 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 24 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  37. 1.529 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 24 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.716 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 24 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.76 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 24 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.043 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 23 days ago · 78 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.54 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 23 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.711 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 23 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.953 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 23 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.65 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 22 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.026 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 22 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.057 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 22 days ago · 125 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.125 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 22 days ago · 77 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.57 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 22 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.852 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 20 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.517 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 20 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.72 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 20 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.54 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 20 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.69 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 19 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.528 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 19 days ago · 114 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.417 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 19 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.714 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 19 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.654 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 19 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.63 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 18 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.725 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 18 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.630 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 18 days ago · 84 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.511 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 30 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.256 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 30 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.111 km W of Willow, Alaska · 30 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.520 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 30 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.614 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 31 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.630 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 31 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.376 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 31 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.275 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 31 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.711 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 31 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.721 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 31 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.815 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 31 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.027 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 31 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.714 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 32 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.714 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 32 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.340 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 32 days ago · 79 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.827 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 32 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.813 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.05 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 32 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.813 km S of Willow, Alaska · 32 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.719 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 32 days ago · 77 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026rlvjca. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.