Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 2:24 PM AKST (23:24 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 21 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-23 23:24:41 UTC
Depth
67.1 km (41.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.792° N, 152.136° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.830 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.512 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 77 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.248 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.647 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.074 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 121 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 97 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.562 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 104 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.659 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 151 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.853 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.848 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 155 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.634 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 121 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.171 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 133 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.554 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 97 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.82 km W of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 72 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.66 km SSE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 58 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 104 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.462 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 124 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.141 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.615 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.369 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 104 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.621 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 4.321 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 51 · tsunami flag
  24. 2.070 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 88 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 106 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.568 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 116 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.568 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 129 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.639 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 142 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.710 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.849 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 100 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.826 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.722 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.745 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 90 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.738 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 87 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.166 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 125 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 98 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.845 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 116 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.845 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.051 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 92 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.321 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.153 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 118 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.747 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.639 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 89 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 1.531 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 90 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.24 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 68 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.438 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 78 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.841 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.671 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 113 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.643 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 82 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 95 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.364 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 96 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.346 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 118 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.520 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 72 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.79 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.816 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.564 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 104 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.050 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 85 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.768 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 109 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.858 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 94 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.811 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.163 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 139 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.036 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 121 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.616 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 80 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.624 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 68 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.261 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 105 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.523 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 66 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.741 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 89 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.969 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.933 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.644 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 82 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.946 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 121 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.57 km NE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.739 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 99 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.525 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 91 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 3.2Southern Alaska · 2074 days ago · 156 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.524 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 74 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.462 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02112f76n6. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC.