Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 132 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 132 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska on Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 7:27 AM AKST (16:27 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 87 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-17 16:27:40 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.198° N, 155.856° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 53 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.499 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.5126 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2071 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.877 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.0134 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.579 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.781 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.4117 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 55 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.1113 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.287 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.635 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.4137 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.677 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.989 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.093 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.079 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.4123 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.559 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.179 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.859 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.794 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.558 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.3112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.3100 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.972 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 3.1116 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.1151 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.994 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.1south of Alaska · 2082 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.5117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.595 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.190 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 93 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.9110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.257 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.681 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.280 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.6101 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.4127 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.9120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.4113 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.5130 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 66 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.948 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.4119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 51 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.5103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021sdtpl9 (also filed as us7000d0xq). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:42 AM UTC.