Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska on Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 9:03 AM AKST (18:03 UTC), 47 km (29 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-03 18:03:01 UTC
Depth
46.8 km (29.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.953° N, 150.651° 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
34

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

After

  1. 1.510 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 60 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.828 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.363 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.94 km WSW of Knik-Fairview, AK · 2091 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.519 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.914 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.865 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.016 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.58 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.631 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 85 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.51 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.527 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.55 km WNW of Knik, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 6
  14. 1.633 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.821 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.56 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.644 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.55 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 64 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.824 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.613 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.721 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.515 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.331 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.76 km W of Hope, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.521 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.314 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.56 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.147 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.223 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.759 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 101 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.730 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 83 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.65 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.88 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.826 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.549 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.07 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.742 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.84 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 122 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.318 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.85 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.66 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.915 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.88 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.89 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.662 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.931 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 69 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.910 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 60 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.517 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.513 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.57 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.82 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.525 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.547 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.510 km NE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 9
  3. 1.55 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.015 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.97 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.566 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.319 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.28 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.77 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.632 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.545 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.565 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 109 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.09 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.848 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.841 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 92 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.726 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.827 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.563 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.938 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.815 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02159cho3. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC.