Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake northern Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in northern Alaska on Wed, Jan 13, 2021, 7:39 PM AKST (04:39 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 northern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-01-14 04:39:11 UTC
Depth
26.3 km (16.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.791° N, 151.897° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6northern Alaska · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.968 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.068 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.767 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.954 km N of Tanana, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.670 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.570 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.98 km SE of Rampart, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.166 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.634 km WSW of Alatna, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.167 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.767 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.834 km E of Allakaket, AK · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.5northern Alaska · 2065 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.466 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.865 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.764 km W of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.445 km N of Rampart, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.5Central Alaska · 2089 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.69 km SSE of Tanana, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.861 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.668 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.165 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.872 km SSE of Hughes, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.871 km S of New Allakaket, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.770 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.443 km N of Tanana, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021n84zop. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC.