Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km SSE of Tonsina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Tonsina, Alaska on Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 3:46 PM AKST (00:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 30 km S of Nelchina, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-27 00:46:28 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.400° N, 145.045° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.845 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.751 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.533 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.821 km E of Copper Center, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.648 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.86 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.732 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.745 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.534 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.342 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.233 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.54 km WSW of Chitina, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.850 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.833 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.046 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.632 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.628 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.64 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.532 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.139 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.936 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.930 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 3.830 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 26
  34. 1.830 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2035 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.519 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 3.430 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.929 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.428 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.935 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.837 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.332 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2032 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.651 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 3.051 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.821 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.541 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.246 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.214 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 9
  50. 1.631 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.635 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.629 km N of Valdez, AK · 2019 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.621 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.519 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.726 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.536 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.418 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.735 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.550 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.847 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.233 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.943 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.746 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.226 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.648 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.030 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.946 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.9Southern Alaska · 2092 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 14

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02118nsai4. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:26 AM UTC.