Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 37 km W of Petersville, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 37 km W of Petersville, Alaska on Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 8:37 AM AKST (17:37 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 30 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-23 17:37:10 UTC
Depth
79.1 km (49.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.519° N, 151.486° 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
37

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 178 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.068 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.660 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.575 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.115 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.646 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.860 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 91 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.954 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 109 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.342 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.220 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.912 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.713 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.657 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.944 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.547 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.712 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.871 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.646 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 128 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 109 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.165 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 114 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.615 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 80 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.558 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 128 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.823 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 3.291 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.722 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.264 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 123 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.773 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.946 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 104 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.790 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.542 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 106 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.455 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.541 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 92 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.674 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.255 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.657 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 128 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.548 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 90 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.511 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 127 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.222 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.775 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.628 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.54 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.255 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 119 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 120 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.856 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 98 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.6Central Alaska · 2062 days ago · 107 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.59 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 80 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.937 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 104 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.941 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.158 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 122 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.668 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 129 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.862 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 111 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.667 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.947 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 119 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.739 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 130 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.533 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.729 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 84 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.635 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.631 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 80 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.521 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.529 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.633 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 96 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.658 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 93 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.918 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.6Central Alaska · 2074 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.736 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 131 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.67 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.161 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 129 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.167 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 116 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.628 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 90 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.622 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 91 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.520 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.534 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.929 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 86 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.562 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 118 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.971 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 124 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.933 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 86 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02112bpaxd. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.