Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km W of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km W of Houston, Alaska on Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 11:42 AM AKST (20:42 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 5 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-15 20:42:47 UTC
Depth
46.6 km (29.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.630° N, 149.968° 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
39

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 169 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 40 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.518 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.67 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.123 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.338 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.131 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.133 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.99 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.331 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2079 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.933 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.930 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.928 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.941 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.010 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.58 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 45 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2078 days ago · 58 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.524 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.526 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 90 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.57 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.110 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.28 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.928 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.525 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.68 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.55 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.724 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.826 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.745 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.511 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.44 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.933 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 86 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.67 km SW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 3.09 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 26
  36. 1.519 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.725 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.929 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.534 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.520 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.67 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.543 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 91 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.616 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.918 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.529 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.521 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.024 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.626 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.513 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.115 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.530 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.614 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.84 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.84 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.220 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.912 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.813 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.713 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 3.07 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.620 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.513 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.524 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.530 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.815 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.910 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.821 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.931 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.816 km E of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.942 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.5Central Alaska · 2084 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.66 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 36 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.85 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 38 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.84 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.414 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.742 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.826 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.633 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.88 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 40 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021p57z7d. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:56 AM UTC.