M2.2 earthquake 116 km S of Chenega, Alaska
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 116 km S of Chenega, Alaska on Sat, Jan 16, 2021, 1:58 AM AKST (10:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 54 km S of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-01-16 10:58:13 UTC
- Depth
- 8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.027° N, 148.283° 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
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.848 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.087 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.184 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.654 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 7
- 1.854 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.148 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.742 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021qmwdm1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.