Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km NE of Igiugig, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Igiugig, Alaska on Sun, Jan 31, 2021, 8:28 PM AKST (05:28 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 17 km ENE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-01 05:28:07 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.449° N, 155.554° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.735 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 126 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.817 km ENE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 169 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.784 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 139 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.275 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 142 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.273 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 123 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.945 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.892 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 143 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.668 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 143 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.093 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 137 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.963 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 134 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.242 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 122 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.867 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 128 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.154 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 126 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.835 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 129 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.851 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.059 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 135 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.650 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 164 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.531 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 151 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.979 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 147 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.629 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.663 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.565 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 130 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.641 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 102 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.678 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 138 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.787 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 142 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.163 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.062 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 124 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.786 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 137 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2084 days ago · 132 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.269 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 131 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.056 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 139 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.052 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 119 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211h0caey. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.