Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km S of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km S of Ester, Alaska on Mon, Jan 13, 2020, 2:28 AM AKST (11:28 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 28 km WSW of Ester, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-13 11:28:29 UTC
Depth
26.1 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.774° N, 148.017° 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.

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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.728 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 295
  2. 1.510 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.624 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.637 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.042 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.626 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.19 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.45 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.432 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.11 km WNW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.726 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.314 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.542 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.614 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.516 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.511 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.726 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.823 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.713 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.617 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 3.3Central Alaska · 2414 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 54
  22. 1.7Central Alaska · 2412 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.514 km W of Livengood, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.620 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.311 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.540 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.821 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.834 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.021 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.734 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.511 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.820 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.720 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.323 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.59 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.638 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.922 km SSE of Minto, AK · 2458 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.345 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.819 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.551 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 114 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.78 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.332 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.57 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.824 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.933 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.624 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.542 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.915 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020lopcf4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.