Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 41 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 41 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska on Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 11:08 PM AKST (08:08 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 85 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-27 08:08:21 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.310° N, 156.811° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1116 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.873 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 75 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.153 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.840 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 136 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.254 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 86 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.883 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 96 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.883 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 128 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.783 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 85 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.369 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.984 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.955 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 91 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.935 km NNE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.459 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 93 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.049 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 91 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.266 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.851 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.849 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 119 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.925 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 109 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.685 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.865 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.251 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 108 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.668 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 83 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.640 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 112 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.680 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 138 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.685 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.084 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.127 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.123 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 117 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2007 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.974 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.586 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.038 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 3.163 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 136 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.280 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 127 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.240 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 138 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.9115 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.3100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.687 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.7101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.946 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.328 km N of Pilot Point, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 189 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.879 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.655 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 124 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.887 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.249 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 107 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.191 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.270 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 3.785 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 128 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.766 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.966 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.681 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 127 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.3112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.981 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.873 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.664 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 86 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.867 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 87 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.870 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.258 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 92 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.766 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.566 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.164 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 127 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.973 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 79 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.957 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.087 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.064 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 98 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.271 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.4123 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.079 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 3.093 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.035 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212o1zcvm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC.