Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Tue, Jan 12, 2021, 3:48 PM AKST (00:48 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 23 km E of Manley Hot Springs, 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
2021-01-13 00:48:31 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.933° N, 151.297° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6northern Alaska · 2086 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.6northern Alaska · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.968 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.068 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.767 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.954 km N of Tanana, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.670 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.570 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.98 km SE of Rampart, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.166 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.167 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.767 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.5northern Alaska · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.736 km S of Tanana, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.539 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.552 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.865 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.823 km E of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.517 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.57 km NNW of Minto, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.666 km SW of Tanana, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.746 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.614 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.534 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km SSE of Tanana, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.668 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.763 km SW of Tanana, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.165 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.142 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.911 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.627 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.868 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.135 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.511 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.770 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.443 km N of Tanana, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.628 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021li9v7e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.