Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska on Sat, Jan 25, 2020, 11:27 PM AKST (08:27 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 57 km W of Salamatof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-26 08:27:44 UTC
Depth
39.2 km (24.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.566° N, 150.601° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.521 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 77 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.011 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.624 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.78 km SE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.850 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.553 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.527 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2441 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.87 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.615 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.532 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.518 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.123 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.727 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.616 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.741 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.620 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.418 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.830 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.84 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.624 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.67 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.511 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2437 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.556 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 96 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.813 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.519 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.524 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.911 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 4.357 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 149 · tsunami flag
  33. 1.511 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.016 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.56 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.36 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.512 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.86 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.254 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.928 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.614 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.037 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.74 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.614 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.715 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.715 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2430 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.621 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.613 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.714 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.015 km S of Hope, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.614 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.45 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.614 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.616 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 47 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 3.18 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  58. 2.48 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.610 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.515 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 2.115 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.64 km SSE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.429 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.56 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.72 km SSE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.88 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.518 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.528 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.523 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.13 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 189 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.97 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.47 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 33
  14. 2.14 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.537 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.439 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 7
  17. 1.94 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.93 km N of Kenai, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.435 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.02 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020174wded. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:42 AM UTC.