Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 72 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 72 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska on Fri, Dec 24, 2021, 3:03 PM AKST (00:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 47 km SW of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-25 00:03:46 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.535° N, 155.088° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.5128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.935 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.9113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.060 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 63 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.6100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.638 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.575 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 5.047 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6 · tsunami flag
  10. 1.889 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.054 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.958 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.666 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.095 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.957 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.832 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.279 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 82 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.031 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.17 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.8122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 3.377 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 3.984 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 3.455 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.528 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.6108 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.532 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.6102 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.4102 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.638 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.322 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.2124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.3126 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.840 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 3.5102 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.3147 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.069 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.7116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.043 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.725 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.387 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 3.6139 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.754 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.7124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.734 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.774 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.538 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 3.2117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.5125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.8155 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1699 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.728 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 1690 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.440 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.083 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.463 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.8119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.088 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 1.660 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.498 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.892 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.064 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.963 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.4122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.735 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.94 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.8112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.660 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1747 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.8101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.7101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.299 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.9Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.630 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.636 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.881 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.9109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away

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