Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, Jan 12, 2021, 3:58 PM AKST (00:58 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 55 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-13 00:58:40 UTC
Depth
58.0 km (36.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.074° N, 151.798° 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
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.948 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 148 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.662 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 93 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.668 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 112 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 105 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.873 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 126 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 116 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.863 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.742 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 98 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.554 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 91 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.644 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 99 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.070 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 116 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.764 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 104 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.910 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.469 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 104 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.864 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.553 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 101 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 89 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.754 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 81 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2081 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.88 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.89 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.662 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 94 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.955 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 105 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.517 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.853 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.816 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 66 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.648 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 95 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.525 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.725 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 70 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.863 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.755 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 106 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.870 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 117 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.614 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.217 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.165 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 99 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.788 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 132 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.836 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.255 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 102 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 107 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.863 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 112 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.628 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 84 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.515 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 67 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.956 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 102 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.953 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 87 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.711 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.916 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 78 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.027 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 79 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.258 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 100 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.730 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 86 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.14 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 66 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.268 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 124 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.250 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.836 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2076 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.536 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.536 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.552 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 99 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.66 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.454 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.88 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 61 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.68 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.551 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 115 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.721 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.756 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 97 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.318 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.040 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 142 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.948 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 159 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.07 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.549 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.951 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.022 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 72 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.656 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 100 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.977 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 122 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.730 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.655 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 87 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.245 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 139 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.331 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.351 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 90 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 3.447 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021lic125. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.