Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 80 km W of Tanana, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 80 km W of Tanana, Alaska on Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 6:50 PM AKST (03:50 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 46 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-16 03:50:46 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.243° N, 153.802° 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
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.581 km W of Tanana, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.982 km W of Tanana, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.983 km W of Tanana, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.180 km W of Tanana, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.666 km SW of Tanana, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.746 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.745 km ENE of Ruby, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.330 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.030 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.631 km E of Ruby, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.666 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.714 km WSW of Hughes, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.549 km ENE of Huslia, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.441 km N of Ruby, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.466 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.736 km S of Tanana, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.5northern Alaska · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.951 km E of Huslia, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.954 km N of Tanana, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02125scfmv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.