Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 90 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 90 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska on Wed, Jan 13, 2021, 9:59 AM AKST (18:59 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-13 18:59:36 UTC
Depth
92.6 km (57.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.789° N, 156.719° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.595 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 84 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.5117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.839 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.994 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.948 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.7132 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.876 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.071 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.1138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.033 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.499 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.5126 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 73 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.875 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2069 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.077 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.967 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 95 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.385 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.0134 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.593 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.579 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.781 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.4117 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.1113 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.333 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 3.287 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.4137 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.677 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.953 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.035 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 3.093 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 69 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.079 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 75 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.4123 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.427 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.957 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.973 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 79 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.566 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.766 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.258 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 92 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.870 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.179 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.867 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 87 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.664 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.558 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.873 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.981 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 74 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.3112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 75 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.741 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 3.1116 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.873 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 75 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.223 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.153 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.757 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.445 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 94 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.254 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 86 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.883 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 96 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.237 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.783 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.984 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.955 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.9110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.257 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.681 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.940 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.187 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.280 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 80 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.6101 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.568 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.4127 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 70 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.137 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.9120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 59 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.4113 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 75 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.288 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.563 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.4119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.876 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.5103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.872 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.3119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021lt21bb. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC.