Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km SSW of Lutak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Lutak, Alaska on Sun, Jan 24, 2021, 3:49 AM AKST (12:49 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 35 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-24 12:49:05 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.263° N, 135.652° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.642 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.524 km S of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.931 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.650 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.735 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.629 km ESE of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.925 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.037 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.649 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.637 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.667 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.472 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.630 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.435 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.734 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.56 km S of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 21
  18. 1.651 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.555 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.952 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.710 km SSW of Lutak, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.821 km N of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.842 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.647 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.919 km N of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.748 km ESE of Skagway, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.253 km N of Juneau, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.710 km NNE of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.665 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.661 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.737 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.038 km WSW of Haines, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02113wc1l3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.