M1.8 earthquake 21 km N of Sterling, Alaska

Magnitude

1.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 12:52 AM AKST

UTC

2021-01-06 09:52:09 UTC

Depth

9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.731° N, 150.764° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

42

• Sterling, AlaskaPopulation 5,617. Forecast22 kmN
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast71 kmSW

After

1. 1.644 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Jan 6, 11:45 AM AKST · 2089 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.719 km ESE of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Jan 6, 9:59 PM AKST · 2089 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.55 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 4:28 AM AKST · 2088 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
4. 2.017 km W of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 6:01 AM AKST · 2088 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
5. 1.613 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 2:18 PM AKST · 2088 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 4:16 PM AKST · 2088 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
7. 1.721 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jan 8, 3:06 AM AKST · 2087 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
8. 1.515 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Jan 8, 9:41 AM AKST · 2087 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
9. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaFri, Jan 8, 10:24 AM AKST · 2087 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.331 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaFri, Jan 8, 11:25 PM AKST · 2087 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
11. 1.76 km W of Hope, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 12:29 AM AKST · 2087 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
12. 1.521 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 7:15 AM AKST · 2086 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
13. 2.314 km W of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 8:00 AM AKST · 2086 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 6:14 PM AKST · 2086 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away
15. 2.147 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 10, 12:44 PM AKST · 2085 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.223 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Jan 10, 11:39 PM AKST · 2085 days ago · 79 km deep · 53 km away
17. 1.759 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 3:39 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.861 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
19. 1.730 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 9:44 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
20. 1.65 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 10:20 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
21. 2.022 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 9:00 PM AKST · 2084 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away
22. 1.549 km WNW of Cohoe, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 11:00 PM AKST · 2084 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
23. 2.07 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 12:14 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
24. 1.742 km W of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 12:35 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
25. 1.84 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 2:20 AM AKST · 2083 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
26. 2.065 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 3:42 AM AKST · 2083 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
27. 2.318 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 4:19 AM AKST · 2083 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
28. 1.66 km SSE of Big Lake, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 12:46 PM AKST · 2083 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
29. 1.88 km SE of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 3:04 PM AKST · 2083 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
30. 1.97 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 3:58 PM AKST · 2083 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
31. 1.873 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 5:18 PM AKST · 2083 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
32. 1.915 km NW of Moose Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 13, 1:36 PM AKST · 2082 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
33. 1.764 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Jan 13, 2:02 PM AKST · 2082 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
34. 1.910 km E of Fox River, AlaskaWed, Jan 13, 3:55 PM AKST · 2082 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
35. 1.754 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 12:49 AM AKST · 2082 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
36. 1.88 km NE of Ridgeway, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 3:49 AM AKST · 2081 days ago · 51 km deep · 20 km away
37. 1.89 km S of Funny River, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 1:21 PM AKST · 2081 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
38. 1.662 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 1:40 PM AKST · 2081 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
39. 1.931 km W of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 8:13 PM AKST · 2081 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
40. 1.910 km NE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 9:15 PM AKST · 2081 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
41. 1.517 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 1:41 AM AKST · 2081 days ago · 64 km deep · 59 km away
42. 1.513 km N of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 5:55 AM AKST · 2080 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
43. 1.82 km NW of Knik, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 12:56 PM AKST · 2080 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
44. 1.525 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 1:19 PM AKST · 2080 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
45. 1.518 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 5:18 PM AKST · 2080 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
46. 1.614 km E of Kasilof, AlaskaSat, Jan 16, 8:07 AM AKST · 2079 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
47. 1.722 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Jan 16, 8:58 AM AKST · 2079 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
48. 1.562 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Jan 16, 4:10 PM AKST · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
49. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaSat, Jan 16, 6:44 PM AKST · 2079 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
50. 1.99 km NW of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Jan 17, 2:59 PM AKST · 2078 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
51. 1.6Southern AlaskaSun, Jan 17, 6:18 PM AKST · 2078 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
52. 1.628 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 2:04 AM AKST · 2078 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
53. 2.515 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 7:09 AM AKST · 2077 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
54. 2.010 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 8:33 AM AKST · 2077 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
55. 1.953 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 9:22 AM AKST · 2077 days ago · 87 km deep · 88 km away
56. 2.027 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 8:26 PM AKST · 2077 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
57. 1.57 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 9:26 PM AKST · 2077 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
58. 1.730 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 10:18 PM AKST · 2077 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
59. 2.28 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaTue, Jan 19, 7:34 AM AKST · 2076 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
60. 1.68 km SW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaTue, Jan 19, 5:42 PM AKST · 2076 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.633 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Jan 5, 10:40 PM AKST · 2090 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
2. 2.55 km WNW of Knik, AlaskaTue, Jan 5, 6:16 PM AKST · 2090 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 6
3. 1.527 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Jan 5, 5:43 PM AKST · 2090 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.631 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Jan 5, 5:28 PM AKST · 2090 days ago · 85 km deep · 63 km away
5. 1.58 km N of Ridgeway, AlaskaTue, Jan 5, 10:30 AM AKST · 2090 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
6. 2.016 km WSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaTue, Jan 5, 8:58 AM AKST · 2090 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.865 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Jan 5, 2:21 AM AKST · 2090 days ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.914 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaMon, Jan 4, 11:58 PM AKST · 2091 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
9. 1.519 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Jan 4, 4:43 PM AKST · 2091 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
10. 2.363 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Jan 4, 8:13 AM AKST · 2091 days ago · 116 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Jan 4, 6:36 AM AKST · 2091 days ago · 93 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.955 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Jan 4, 5:25 AM AKST · 2091 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.510 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Jan 3, 8:03 PM AKST · 2092 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.63 km NNE of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Jan 3, 9:03 AM AKST · 2092 days ago · 47 km deep · 25 km away
15. 1.547 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 3, 1:28 AM AKST · 2093 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
16. 3.510 km NE of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSat, Jan 2, 6:13 PM AKST · 2093 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 9
17. 1.55 km W of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSat, Jan 2, 10:21 AM AKST · 2093 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
18. 2.015 km SSE of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jan 1, 9:36 PM AKST · 2094 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
19. 1.566 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jan 1, 7:16 PM AKST · 2094 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.28 km ENE of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Jan 1, 7:59 AM AKST · 2094 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a2w5dg. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:38 PM UTC.