Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska on Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 3:39 PM AKST (00:39 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 5 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-01-27 00:39:37 UTC
Depth
35.2 km (21.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.087° N, 149.720° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.61 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.52 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.22 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 49 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 70
  5. 2.920 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 8
  6. 1.99 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.96 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 5
  8. 1.622 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.632 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.649 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.44 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.66 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.528 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.63 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.534 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.56 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.615 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.018 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.518 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.818 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.620 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.67 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.68 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.921 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.53 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.811 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.73 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.613 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.713 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.717 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.74 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.617 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.26 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.221 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.426 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.05 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.845 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.225 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.64 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.85 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.724 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.031 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.015 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.828 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.531 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.59 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.824 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.313 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.69 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.65 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.524 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.715 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.56 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.65 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.521 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.73 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.612 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.022 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.82 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.628 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.615 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.07 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.813 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.84 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.520 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.513 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.626 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.534 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.725 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.519 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.09 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 26
  14. 1.67 km SW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.511 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.826 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.724 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.55 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.68 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away

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