Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 49 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 49 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska on Tue, Jan 5, 2021, 6:49 AM AKST (15:49 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 36 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-05 15:49:13 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.434° N, 144.878° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.648 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.3113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.524 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.936 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 34
  5. 1.637 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.136 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.536 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.535 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.749 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.732 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.342 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.627 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.7111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.556 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.9106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.632 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.628 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.531 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2039 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.699 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.829 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.0128 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.784 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.749 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.645 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.6110 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218iwrlh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.