Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska on Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 7:41 PM AKST (04:41 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 41 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-31 04:41:57 UTC
Depth
71.7 km (44.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.024° N, 152.066° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.816 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.564 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 104 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.934 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 123 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.823 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 133 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.541 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.253 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 87 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.842 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 91 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.952 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.945 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.562 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 110 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.633 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.763 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.653 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 95 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.645 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.714 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.540 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 127 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.655 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.647 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 130 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 133 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.662 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 137 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.543 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 86 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.715 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 66 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.057 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 128 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.853 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 101 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.542 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 98 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.749 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 128 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.568 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 106 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 107 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.044 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.961 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 126 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.654 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 107 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.634 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 95 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.664 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 138 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 103 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 125 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.948 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.149 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.967 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 137 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.842 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 88 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.649 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 91 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.064 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 104 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 84 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.168 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 106 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.519 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.448 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 107 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 102 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.060 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 96 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.825 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 72 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 67 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.941 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 132 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.666 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.665 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 126 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.935 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 87 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.646 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.331 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 98 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.956 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 107 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.351 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 159 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.346 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.364 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 96 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 95 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.643 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 82 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.671 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 113 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.63 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.841 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.438 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 78 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.24 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 68 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 77 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.531 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 90 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.639 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 89 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.747 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.153 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 118 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.321 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.051 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 92 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.845 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 85 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.845 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 116 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211fcaehy. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.