Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 23 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 23 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 8:26 AM AKST (17:26 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 34 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-03 17:26:34 UTC
Depth
145.7 km (90.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.816° N, 161.013° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.936 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.532 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.058 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.131 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.549 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 137 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.939 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.714 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.843 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.137 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.837 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.654 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.742 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.55 km NE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 87 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.847 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.522 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.156 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.45 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.329 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.331 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 158 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.826 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.621 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 91 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.136 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.29 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 3.034 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.48 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.955 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.136 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 119 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.036 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.658 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 119 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.943 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.629 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.949 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.328 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.122 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 76 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2112 days ago · 121 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.95 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.932 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.957 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.660 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 164 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.054 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 153 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.338 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.319 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.544 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02158w31v. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC.