Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 26 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 26 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Thu, Jan 14, 2021, 5:01 PM AKST (02:01 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 30 km S of Nelchina, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-15 02:01:33 UTC
Depth
37.4 km (23.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.766° N, 146.628° 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
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.746 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.815 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.943 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2083 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.620 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.246 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.625 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.131 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.133 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.331 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.933 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.930 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.928 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.233 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.847 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.550 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.44 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.134 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.735 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.84 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.842 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.629 km SSE of Tonsina, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.845 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.751 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.533 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.821 km E of Copper Center, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.632 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.648 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.623 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.86 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.626 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.745 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.825 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.729 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.534 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.233 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.69 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.730 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.529 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.850 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.833 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.828 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.046 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.931 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.528 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.857 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 2.749 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.09 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.648 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.531 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.431 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.030 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.950 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.932 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.946 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.510 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.9Southern Alaska · 2094 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 14
  15. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.68 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.526 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.69 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 33
  19. 1.737 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.041 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ou9cvp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.