Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 57 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 57 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska on Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 10:16 AM AKST (19:16 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10 km W of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-21 19:16:04 UTC
Depth
130.6 km (81.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.941° N, 154.511° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 6.0 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 146.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bmevxq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.