M1.5 earthquake 1 km WSW of Houston, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Jan 5, 2021, 5:41 PM AKST

UTC

2021-01-06 02:41:39 UTC

Depth

34.6 km (21.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.624° N, 149.841° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

33

• Houston, AlaskaPopulation 2,206. Forecast1 kmWSW
• Knik-Fairview, AlaskaPopulation 14,923. Forecast18 kmNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast45 kmN

After

1. 2.55 km WNW of Knik, AlaskaTue, Jan 5, 6:16 PM AKST · 2090 days ago · 44 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 6
2. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Jan 6, 2:44 AM AKST · 2090 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.56 km N of Houston, AlaskaWed, Jan 6, 11:32 AM AKST · 2089 days ago · 43 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.119 km N of Fishhook, AlaskaWed, Jan 6, 6:15 PM AKST · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
5. 1.513 km WNW of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Jan 6, 9:14 PM AKST · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.759 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 2:05 AM AKST · 2089 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.55 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 4:28 AM AKST · 2089 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.833 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 6:38 AM AKST · 2088 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
9. 1.524 km ENE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 9:27 AM AKST · 2088 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
10. 1.824 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 11:56 AM AKST · 2088 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
11. 1.613 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 2:18 PM AKST · 2088 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 4:16 PM AKST · 2088 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
13. 1.626 km NW of Willow, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 7:38 PM AKST · 2088 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.515 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Jan 8, 9:41 AM AKST · 2087 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
15. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaFri, Jan 8, 10:24 AM AKST · 2087 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.2Southern AlaskaFri, Jan 8, 2:19 PM AKST · 2087 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.67 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Jan 8, 10:44 PM AKST · 2087 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
18. 1.715 km ENE of Willow, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 12:08 AM AKST · 2087 days ago · 45 km deep · 21 km away
19. 1.76 km W of Hope, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 12:29 AM AKST · 2087 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
20. 1.521 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 7:15 AM AKST · 2086 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
21. 2.314 km W of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 8:00 AM AKST · 2086 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
22. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 5:26 PM AKST · 2086 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
23. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 6:14 PM AKST · 2086 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
24. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 9:27 PM AKST · 2086 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
25. 2.626 km NE of Susitna North, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 9:56 PM AKST · 2086 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
26. 2.312 km NNE of Willow, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 11:05 PM AKST · 2086 days ago · 47 km deep · 25 km away
27. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, Jan 10, 2:28 AM AKST · 2086 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
28. 1.725 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 10, 4:02 AM AKST · 2086 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
29. 2.24 km NNW of Lakes, AlaskaSun, Jan 10, 10:32 AM AKST · 2085 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
30. 1.56 km E of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, Jan 10, 10:33 AM AKST · 2085 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
31. 2.147 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 10, 12:44 PM AKST · 2085 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
32. 2.431 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaSun, Jan 10, 10:26 PM AKST · 2085 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
33. 1.531 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 2:00 AM AKST · 2085 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
34. 1.512 km S of Susitna North, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 3:50 AM AKST · 2085 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
35. 1.65 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 10:20 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
36. 1.88 km W of Houston, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 12:53 PM AKST · 2084 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
37. 1.633 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 1:09 PM AKST · 2084 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
38. 1.826 km N of Girdwood, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 2:26 PM AKST · 2084 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
39. 1.742 km W of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 12:35 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
40. 2.414 km NNE of Houston, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 2:00 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
41. 1.84 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 2:20 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
42. 1.85 km S of Willow, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 7:18 AM AKST · 2083 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
43. 1.66 km SSE of Big Lake, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 12:46 PM AKST · 2083 days ago · 36 km deep · 18 km away
44. 1.5Central AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 10:53 PM AKST · 2083 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away
45. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Jan 13, 11:51 AM AKST · 2082 days ago · 73 km deep · 62 km away
46. 1.942 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Jan 13, 2:15 PM AKST · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
47. 1.816 km E of Lazy Mountain, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 8:13 AM AKST · 2081 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
48. 1.931 km W of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 8:13 PM AKST · 2081 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
49. 1.821 km E of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 8:47 PM AKST · 2081 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
50. 1.910 km NE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 9:15 PM AKST · 2081 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
51. 1.815 km S of Chickaloon, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 11:02 PM AKST · 2081 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
52. 2.530 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 2:18 AM AKST · 2081 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
53. 1.524 km NE of Willow, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 3:40 AM AKST · 2081 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
54. 1.513 km N of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 5:55 AM AKST · 2080 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
55. 1.620 km SE of Chickaloon, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 6:25 AM AKST · 2080 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
56. 1.57 km W of Houston, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 11:42 AM AKST · 2080 days ago · 47 km deep · 7 km away
57. 1.82 km NW of Knik, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 12:56 PM AKST · 2080 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
58. 1.518 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 5:18 PM AKST · 2080 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
59. 1.67 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Jan 16, 2:29 AM AKST · 2080 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
60. 2.123 km E of Talkeetna, AlaskaSat, Jan 16, 11:51 AM AKST · 2079 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 1.531 km NE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jan 5, 11:34 AM AKST · 2090 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.613 km NNW of Willow, AlaskaTue, Jan 5, 12:06 AM AKST · 2091 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
3. 1.813 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Jan 4, 11:56 PM AKST · 2091 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.528 km NNW of Fishhook, AlaskaMon, Jan 4, 6:55 PM AKST · 2091 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.519 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Jan 4, 4:43 PM AKST · 2091 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
6. 1.94 km WSW of Knik-Fairview, AKMon, Jan 4, 3:57 PM AKST · 2091 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away
7. 1.828 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Jan 4, 3:12 AM AKST · 2092 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
8. 2.245 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaSun, Jan 3, 11:09 PM AKST · 2092 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.510 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Jan 3, 8:03 PM AKST · 2092 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.98 km WNW of Susitna North, AlaskaSun, Jan 3, 6:08 PM AKST · 2092 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
11. 1.933 km E of Chase, AlaskaSun, Jan 3, 11:30 AM AKST · 2092 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.63 km NNE of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Jan 3, 9:03 AM AKST · 2092 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.547 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 3, 1:28 AM AKST · 2093 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.030 km SW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaSat, Jan 2, 9:24 PM AKST · 2093 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.638 km NE of Susitna North, AlaskaSat, Jan 2, 5:27 PM AKST · 2093 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.525 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Jan 2, 7:15 AM AKST · 2093 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
17. 1.97 km ENE of Big Lake, AlaskaFri, Jan 1, 9:03 PM AKST · 2094 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.317 km E of Susitna North, AlaskaFri, Jan 1, 11:50 AM AKST · 2094 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
19. 2.319 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Jan 1, 8:29 AM AKST · 2094 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
20. 2.28 km ENE of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Jan 1, 7:59 AM AKST · 2094 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219yntip. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:59 AM UTC.