Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska on Sat, Jan 9, 2021, 7:15 AM AKST (16:15 UTC), 44 km (27 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-09 16:15:07 UTC
Depth
44.1 km (27.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.132° N, 150.256° 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
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 151 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.312 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.725 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.24 km NNW of Lakes, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.56 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.147 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.223 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.730 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.65 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.88 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.633 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.826 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.742 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.414 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.84 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.85 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.66 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.915 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.88 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.89 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.931 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.910 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.530 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.524 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.513 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.57 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.82 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.525 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.518 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.614 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.722 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.99 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2078 days ago · 64 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.941 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.010 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.58 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2077 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.524 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.57 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.110 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.28 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.68 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.55 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.724 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.826 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.745 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.511 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.625 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.67 km SW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 3.09 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 26
  56. 1.519 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.024 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.927 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.725 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.534 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.76 km W of Hope, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.715 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2087 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.515 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 61 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.721 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.626 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.613 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.824 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.55 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.56 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.821 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.55 km WNW of Knik, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 6
  16. 1.527 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.51 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.58 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.016 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.613 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021f5gadl. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC.