Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Southeastern Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Southeastern Alaska on Thu, Jan 14, 2021, 11:36 AM AKST (20:36 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 83 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-14 20:36:45 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.406° N, 138.640° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.742 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.734 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.989 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.346 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.544 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.2110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.064 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.642 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.644 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.475 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2065 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.884 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.785 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.383 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  14. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.482 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.584 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.685 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 2054 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.668 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.575 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.552 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.858 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.551 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.847 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 4.283 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  28. 2.586 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.581 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.891 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.069 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.2108 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.8110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.579 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.592 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.8102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.647 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.773 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.749 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.3118 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.058 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.643 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.273 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.190 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.755 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.656 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.648 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.8102 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021nhncbr. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.