M1.6 earthquake 44 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 3:41 PM AKST

UTC

2021-12-15 00:41:44 UTC

Depth

84.2 km (52.3 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

59.639° N, 152.571° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

42

• Anchor Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,930. Forecast44 kmWSW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast229 kmSW

After

1. 1.649 km SW of Nanwalek, AlaskaTue, Dec 14, 4:01 PM AKST · 1750 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
2. 1.719 km ESE of Port Graham, AlaskaTue, Dec 14, 4:04 PM AKST · 1750 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, Dec 14, 7:53 PM AKST · 1749 days ago · 105 km deep · 29 km away
4. 1.748 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, Dec 14, 11:50 PM AKST · 1749 days ago · 127 km deep · 52 km away
5. 1.850 km NE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, Dec 15, 2:02 AM AKST · 1749 days ago · 143 km deep · 63 km away
6. 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, Dec 15, 2:45 AM AKST · 1749 days ago · 114 km deep · 55 km away
7. 1.670 km WSW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Dec 15, 6:08 AM AKST · 1749 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
8. 1.859 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Dec 15, 6:32 AM AKST · 1749 days ago · 92 km deep · 23 km away
9. 2.869 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Dec 15, 10:09 AM AKST · 1749 days ago · 133 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.464 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Dec 15, 5:05 PM AKST · 1748 days ago · 105 km deep · 27 km away
11. 1.726 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, Dec 15, 7:56 PM AKST · 1748 days ago · 127 km deep · 61 km away
12. 2.657 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Dec 15, 11:17 PM AKST · 1748 days ago · 82 km deep · 34 km away
13. 2.847 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, Dec 15, 11:25 PM AKST · 1748 days ago · 131 km deep · 47 km away
14. 1.773 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaWed, Dec 15, 11:28 PM AKST · 1748 days ago · 121 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, Dec 15, 11:51 PM AKST · 1748 days ago · 104 km deep · 42 km away
16. 1.957 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, Dec 15, 11:58 PM AKST · 1748 days ago · 117 km deep · 46 km away
17. 1.562 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, Dec 16, 3:17 AM AKST · 1748 days ago · 95 km deep · 22 km away
18. 2.660 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, Dec 16, 5:04 AM AKST · 1748 days ago · 96 km deep · 17 km away
19. 1.523 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Dec 16, 8:19 AM AKST · 1748 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
20. 1.664 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, Dec 16, 8:31 AM AKST · 1748 days ago · 111 km deep · 44 km away
21. 2.142 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaThu, Dec 16, 2:41 PM AKST · 1748 days ago · 115 km deep · 50 km away
22. 1.564 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Dec 16, 8:14 PM AKST · 1747 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
23. 1.618 km ENE of Halibut Cove, AlaskaThu, Dec 16, 8:57 PM AKST · 1747 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
24. 2.052 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Dec 17, 1:44 AM AKST · 1747 days ago · 88 km deep · 50 km away
25. 1.561 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, Dec 17, 4:34 PM AKST · 1746 days ago · 94 km deep · 41 km away
26. 1.654 km SW of Nanwalek, AlaskaFri, Dec 17, 5:44 PM AKST · 1746 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
27. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Dec 18, 12:57 AM AKST · 1746 days ago · 98 km deep · 35 km away
28. 1.514 km SW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Dec 18, 1:26 AM AKST · 1746 days ago · 68 km deep · 30 km away
29. 2.945 km NE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Dec 18, 2:53 AM AKST · 1746 days ago · 163 km deep · 64 km away
30. 1.565 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Dec 18, 8:40 AM AKST · 1746 days ago · 114 km deep · 54 km away
31. 1.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Dec 18, 12:02 PM AKST · 1746 days ago · 97 km deep · 33 km away
32. 4.719 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Dec 18, 1:04 PM AKST · 1746 days ago · 163 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
33. 1.630 km NW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSat, Dec 18, 1:28 PM AKST · 1746 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away
34. 2.057 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, AlaskaSat, Dec 18, 3:24 PM AKST · 1746 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
35. 1.6Southern AlaskaSat, Dec 18, 6:01 PM AKST · 1745 days ago · 123 km deep · 52 km away
36. 1.543 km WSW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSat, Dec 18, 6:45 PM AKST · 1745 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
37. 1.5Southern AlaskaSat, Dec 18, 7:05 PM AKST · 1745 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
38. 1.565 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSun, Dec 19, 1:46 AM AKST · 1745 days ago · 101 km deep · 23 km away
39. 1.716 km SE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, Dec 19, 5:41 AM AKST · 1745 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
40. 1.814 km NW of Fox River, AlaskaSun, Dec 19, 6:36 AM AKST · 1745 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
41. 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Dec 19, 7:23 AM AKST · 1745 days ago · 103 km deep · 34 km away
42. 2.957 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Dec 19, 7:45 AM AKST · 1745 days ago · 98 km deep · 72 km away
43. 1.862 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSun, Dec 19, 8:15 AM AKST · 1745 days ago · 145 km deep · 81 km away
44. 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Dec 19, 8:19 AM AKST · 1745 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
45. 1.64 km SE of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Dec 19, 3:39 PM AKST · 1745 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
46. 1.556 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, Dec 19, 3:56 PM AKST · 1745 days ago · 95 km deep · 19 km away
47. 2.1Southern AlaskaSun, Dec 19, 4:07 PM AKST · 1745 days ago · 103 km deep · 33 km away
48. 1.5Southern AlaskaSun, Dec 19, 5:40 PM AKST · 1744 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away
49. 1.5Southern AlaskaSun, Dec 19, 8:23 PM AKST · 1744 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
50. 1.650 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Dec 19, 8:46 PM AKST · 1744 days ago · 93 km deep · 53 km away
51. 1.548 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Dec 20, 2:22 AM AKST · 1744 days ago · 84 km deep · 16 km away
52. 1.640 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaMon, Dec 20, 2:43 AM AKST · 1744 days ago · 72 km deep · 17 km away
53. 1.762 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaMon, Dec 20, 3:55 AM AKST · 1744 days ago · 137 km deep · 69 km away
54. 1.754 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, AlaskaMon, Dec 20, 4:06 AM AKST · 1744 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
55. 1.567 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, Dec 20, 9:30 AM AKST · 1744 days ago · 118 km deep · 56 km away
56. 1.663 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Dec 20, 12:06 PM AKST · 1744 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
57. 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, Dec 20, 1:38 PM AKST · 1744 days ago · 119 km deep · 59 km away
58. 1.763 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, Dec 20, 11:23 PM AKST · 1743 days ago · 98 km deep · 24 km away
59. 1.957 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaTue, Dec 21, 1:52 AM AKST · 1743 days ago · 141 km deep · 74 km away
60. 1.758 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, Dec 21, 3:10 AM AKST · 1743 days ago · 94 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.047 km SW of Nanwalek, AlaskaTue, Dec 14, 3:34 PM AKST · 1750 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
2. 1.861 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Dec 14, 11:58 AM AKST · 1750 days ago · 96 km deep · 50 km away
3. 1.740 km SSE of Port Graham, AlaskaTue, Dec 14, 7:58 AM AKST · 1750 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.622 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 14, 6:23 AM AKST · 1750 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.062 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaTue, Dec 14, 5:44 AM AKST · 1750 days ago · 142 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.931 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaTue, Dec 14, 3:58 AM AKST · 1750 days ago · 61 km deep · 30 km away
7. 2.627 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 14, 3:12 AM AKST · 1750 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
8. 1.658 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, Dec 14, 2:34 AM AKST · 1750 days ago · 94 km deep · 35 km away
9. 1.966 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Dec 14, 2:32 AM AKST · 1750 days ago · 101 km deep · 52 km away
10. 1.742 km SSW of Nanwalek, AlaskaMon, Dec 13, 11:16 PM AKST · 1750 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.042 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, Dec 13, 10:11 PM AKST · 1750 days ago · 113 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.540 km S of Port Graham, AlaskaMon, Dec 13, 9:58 PM AKST · 1750 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
13. 1.735 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Dec 13, 7:55 PM AKST · 1750 days ago · 71 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.239 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, Dec 13, 2:25 PM AKST · 1751 days ago · 132 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.729 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, Dec 13, 12:07 PM AKST · 1751 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
16. 2.915 km SW of Nanwalek, AlaskaMon, Dec 13, 11:30 AM AKST · 1751 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
17. 1.59 km SE of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Dec 13, 11:04 AM AKST · 1751 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.739 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaMon, Dec 13, 10:55 AM AKST · 1751 days ago · 88 km deep · 14 km away
19. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, Dec 13, 10:23 AM AKST · 1751 days ago · 117 km deep · 45 km away
20. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Dec 13, 5:21 AM AKST · 1751 days ago · 90 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021g16t036. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.