Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 4:20 PM AKST (01:20 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 75 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-27 01:20:04 UTC
Depth
45.1 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.079° N, 156.693° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.877 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.077 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.0134 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.781 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.4117 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.1113 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.441 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.287 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.4137 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.953 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.675 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.847 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.079 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.4123 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.427 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.672 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.650 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.794 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.558 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.3112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.3100 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.1116 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.223 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.757 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.237 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.446 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.328 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.668 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.823 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.5126 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.499 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 46 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.033 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.1138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.7132 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.277 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.1south of Alaska · 2080 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.5117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.595 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.190 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 93 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.9110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.940 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.439 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.280 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.6101 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.4127 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.137 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.9120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 3.4113 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.5130 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02118o83o7 (also filed as us6000dft5). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:51 PM UTC.