M2.8 earthquake 133 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 133 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska on Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 10:47 AM AKST (19:47 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 64 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-01-26 19:47:45 UTC
- Depth
- 11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 55.802° N, 153.509° 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
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.761 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.8113 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.972 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.064 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
- 2.1151 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.6200 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02117bkfgn (also filed as us6000dfpa). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:52 PM UTC.