Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska on Sun, Jan 24, 2021, 11:49 AM AKST (20:49 UTC), 59 km (37 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-24 20:49:23 UTC
Depth
59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.743° N, 150.765° 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
24

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.813 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.615 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 62 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.141 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.628 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.636 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.049 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 104 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.621 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.617 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.645 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 121 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.61 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.549 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.826 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 78 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.722 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.52 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.22 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 70
  18. 2.920 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 8
  19. 1.99 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.96 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  21. 1.845 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.051 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 92 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.540 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 87 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.635 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 87 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.733 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.44 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.66 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 58 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.528 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.63 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.534 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.56 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.615 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.541 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 88 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.653 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 95 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.644 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.620 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.844 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.921 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 56 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.53 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.629 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.714 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.543 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.715 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.542 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 98 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.613 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.713 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.634 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.744 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.717 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.74 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.617 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.221 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.426 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.367 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 110 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.05 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.935 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.950 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.512 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 77 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.513 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.626 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.811 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.616 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.741 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.933 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.57 km NE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.543 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.828 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 55 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.436 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.725 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.927 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.024 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 78 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.519 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 3.09 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 26
  18. 1.625 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.826 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.724 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211413jvg. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC.