Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 9 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 3:55 PM AKST (00:55 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 5 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 3:55 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-01-21 00:55:50 UTC
Depth: 57.1 km (35.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.333° N, 149.806° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 26
Strongest shaking: II, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -2.6 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

26 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 216

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 157 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 193.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021yqm6k6 (also filed as us7000d1vr). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.