Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 92 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 92 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Wed, Jan 13, 2021, 12:59 PM AKST (21:59 UTC), 170 km (106 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 57 km NW of Beluga, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Wed, Jan 13, 2021, 12:59 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-01-13 21:59:39 UTC
Depth: 169.8 km (105.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 61.157° N, 152.849° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 242

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 177.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021luubp6 (also filed as us6000d84g). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:38 PM UTC.