Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km SE of Ouzinkie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Ouzinkie, Alaska on Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 6:11 AM AKST (15:11 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 72 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-15 15:11:15 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.911° N, 152.470° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.986 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.065 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.143 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.366 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.570 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.632 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.668 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.458 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.628 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.944 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.937 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.732 km ENE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.564 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.372 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  17. 2.280 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.538 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.528 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.565 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.38 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.434 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.395 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.632 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.958 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.759 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.545 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.795 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.268 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.474 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.414 km SSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.542 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.356 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.970 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.970 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.057 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.836 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 48 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.772 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.543 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.336 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.967 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.652 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.233 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.8Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.771 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.536 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.527 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.744 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.576 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.894 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.861 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.168 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  3. 1.663 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.518 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.667 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.128 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.242 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.630 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.817 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.924 km W of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.366 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.534 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.865 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.065 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02124bputp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.