Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska on Thu, Jan 14, 2021, 1:31 PM AKST (22:31 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 75 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-01-14 22:31:40 UTC
Depth
56.6 km (35.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.574° N, 156.504° 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.

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Stations used
156

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021nit4iu (also filed as ak021nit4dv, us7000d04y). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC.