Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 55 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 55 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska on Wed, Jan 27, 2021, 12:32 AM AKST (09:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 24 km WNW of Ambler, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-01-27 09:32:10 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
67.330° N, 156.185° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.253 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.556 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.585 km WNW of Alatna, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.755 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.0115 km NNE of Ambler, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.711 km SE of Kobuk, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.688 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.024 km WNW of Ambler, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.641 km NE of Ambler, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.645 km NE of Ambler, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.253 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.111 km WNW of Shungnak, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.756 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.257 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.658 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02118t25h2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC.