Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 89 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 89 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska on Tue, Feb 9, 2021, 3:10 AM AKST (12:10 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 57 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-09 12:10:37 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.292° N, 155.014° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.357 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 9 · tsunami flag
  2. 2.156 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.556 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.956 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.857 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.855 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.157 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.157 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.156 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.057 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.156 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.857 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.956 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.855 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.256 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.156 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.655 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.855 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.655 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.157 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.810 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.956 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.4123 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.757 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.657 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.856 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 49 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.559 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.557 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.756 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.746 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.179 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.859 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.156 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.557 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.794 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.856 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.857 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.957 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.856 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.957 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.3100 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 64 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.651 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.972 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.554 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 3.1116 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.457 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.357 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.856 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 3.064 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.1151 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.656 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.955 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2025 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.057 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.413 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.754 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.848 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.364 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.957 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.685 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.677 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.4137 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.635 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.1113 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.4117 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.579 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 57 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.761 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.0134 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.385 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.917 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.024 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.5126 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.1138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.7132 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.5117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.9110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.516 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.257 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 3.681 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211ucpb16. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.