Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 76 km E of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 76 km E of Ugashik, Alaska on Mon, Jan 18, 2021, 12:36 AM AKST (09:36 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 57 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-18 09:36:16 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.581° N, 156.123° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.071 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 88 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.548 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 166 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.978 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 132 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.857 km NE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 138 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.875 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.974 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 126 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.835 km S of King Salmon, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 205 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.967 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 95 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.959 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.385 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.560 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.593 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.941 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.546 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.539 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.738 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.677 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.010 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.762 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 144 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.968 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 148 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.337 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.646 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.771 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.169 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 151 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.973 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 147 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.881 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 5.357 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 9 · tsunami flag
  28. 2.156 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 3.556 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.956 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.857 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.855 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.157 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.157 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.156 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.057 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.156 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.857 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.956 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.855 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.256 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.156 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.655 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.886 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.855 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.655 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 3.093 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.157 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.956 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.079 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.959 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.757 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.778 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.271 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.064 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 98 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.657 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.856 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.654 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.087 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 98 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.557 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 1.685 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.157 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.712 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 2081 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.485 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.994 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.839 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.190 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.619 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.9110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.257 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.681 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.668 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 101 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.187 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 75 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.280 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.843 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.745 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.258 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 157 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.835 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.568 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021tx8wcg. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.