M1.5 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 6:14 AM AKST (15:14 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 133.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021sd5f6v. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:20 AM UTC.