Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 39 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 39 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 10:35 AM AKDT (18:35 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 6 km SW of Houston, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-17 18:35:50 UTC
Depth
86.7 km (53.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.333° N, 151.693° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 since this one and 182 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 5 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.518 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 5 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.827 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 4 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.819 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.322 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.163 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2 days ago · 120 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.63 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 37 hr ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.733 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 33 hr ago · 79 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.840 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 25 hr ago · 101 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.229 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 8 hr ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.535 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 7 hr ago · 87 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 5 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 5 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.639 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 6 days ago · 85 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 6 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.430 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 6 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.513 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 6 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.626 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 6 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.814 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 6 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.820 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 6 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.98 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 6 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.232 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 7 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.912 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.821 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 7 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.925 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 98 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.819 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 7 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.129 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.13 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 7 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.919 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 7 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.621 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 7 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026sluwsf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.