Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 0 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 0 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Sat, Dec 11, 2021, 11:33 PM AKST (08:33 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 58 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-12 08:33:29 UTC
Depth
63.1 km (39.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.775° N, 151.837° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 80 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1752 days ago · 70 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.335 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.266 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.917 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 69 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.968 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.920 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 90 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.739 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 88 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.59 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.915 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.729 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 86 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.239 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 132 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.735 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 71 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.540 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.042 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.742 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.966 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 101 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.658 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 94 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.627 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.931 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.062 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 142 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.622 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.740 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.627 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.510 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.861 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.047 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.644 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 84 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.649 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.719 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 105 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.748 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 127 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.850 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 143 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 114 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.859 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 92 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.869 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 133 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.464 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 105 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.657 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.847 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 131 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.773 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 121 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.957 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 117 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.562 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 95 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.660 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 96 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.523 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 74 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.664 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 111 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.142 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.542 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.564 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.618 km ENE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.052 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 88 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.561 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 94 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.654 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.951 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 98 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.514 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 68 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.945 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 163 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.565 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 114 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.756 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 96 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.723 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.070 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.769 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 113 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.938 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.734 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.761 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.041 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.464 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.950 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.937 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.52 km SSE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.754 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.057 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 121 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.323 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 91 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.818 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.871 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.764 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 108 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.119 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fwcwomg. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.