Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 33 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 33 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Thu, Jan 7, 2021, 6:38 AM AKST (15:38 UTC), 30 km (19 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-07 15:38:15 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.066° N, 148.934° 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
45

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 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.626 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.932 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.715 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.748 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.533 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.626 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.312 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.869 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.24 km NNW of Lakes, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.56 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.539 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.431 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.765 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.531 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.554 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.512 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.65 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.88 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.633 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.826 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.414 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.84 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.939 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.85 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.66 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.841 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.278 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.942 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.669 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.816 km E of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.821 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.815 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.530 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.524 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.620 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.57 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.82 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.123 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.131 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.133 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.331 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.933 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.930 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.928 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.010 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.58 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2077 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.57 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.961 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.110 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.28 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  56. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.55 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.511 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.44 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.67 km SW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.759 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.513 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.119 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.954 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.038 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.56 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.55 km WNW of Knik, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6
  9. 1.51 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.510 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.613 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.528 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.94 km WSW of Knik-Fairview, AK · 2091 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.062 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.245 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 48 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.98 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.933 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.030 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.638 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.97 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021btx3ty. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.