Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km E of Big Lake, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km E of Big Lake, Alaska on Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 10:33 AM AKST (19:33 UTC), 38 km (24 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-01-10 19:33:30 UTC
Depth
38.3 km (23.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.523° N, 149.830° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 154 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.147 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.431 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.531 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.512 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.65 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.88 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.633 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.826 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.742 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.414 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.84 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.85 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.66 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.942 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.816 km E of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.931 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.821 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.910 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.815 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.530 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.524 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 52 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.513 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.620 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.57 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 47 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.82 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.518 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.67 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.123 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.131 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.133 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.99 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.331 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2083 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.933 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.930 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.928 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.941 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.010 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.58 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2082 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.524 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.57 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.110 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.28 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.928 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.68 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 43 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.55 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 42 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.724 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.826 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.745 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.511 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.44 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.933 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.67 km SW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 3.09 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 57 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 26
  58. 1.519 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.725 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.134 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.24 km NNW of Lakes, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.725 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 40 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.312 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.626 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.314 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.521 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.76 km W of Hope, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.715 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.67 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2092 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 45 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.515 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.721 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.626 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.613 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021guvudk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC.