Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Sat, Jan 9, 2021, 9:27 PM AKST (06:27 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 30 km S of Nelchina, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-10 06:27:33 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.733° N, 148.194° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.626 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.312 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.869 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.24 km NNW of Lakes, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.56 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.431 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.531 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.512 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.65 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.88 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.826 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.414 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.85 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.66 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.278 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.942 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.751 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.669 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.816 km E of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.749 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.226 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.821 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.815 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.943 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.524 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2081 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.620 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.246 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.57 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.82 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.643 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.131 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.133 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.331 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.933 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.930 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.928 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.961 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.110 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.233 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.847 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.55 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.511 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.44 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.67 km SW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 3.09 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 26
  52. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.134 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.735 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.616 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.024 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.571 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.530 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 1.715 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.030 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.950 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.932 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.946 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.833 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.759 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.119 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.56 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.55 km WNW of Knik, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
  13. 1.51 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.510 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.528 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.94 km WSW of Knik-Fairview, AK · 2091 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.062 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.245 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.638 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gn3xi7. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.