Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 4:11 PM AKST (01:11 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 41 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 4:11 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-01-22 01:11:56 UTC
Depth: 155.9 km (96.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 60.140° N, 153.429° 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

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Stations used: 204

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 202.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02110ehjp6 (also filed as us7000d29f). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC.