Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 1:26 AM AKST (10:26 UTC), 68 km (42 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-18 10:26:18 UTC
Depth
67.6 km (42.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.694° N, 152.039° 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
24

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. 2.945 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 163 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.565 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 114 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 97 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.630 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 65 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1744 days ago · 123 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.543 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 77 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1744 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.565 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.716 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.814 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.957 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 98 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.862 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 145 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 103 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.64 km SE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 65 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.556 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 95 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1743 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1743 days ago · 77 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1743 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.650 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 93 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.548 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 84 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.640 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.762 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 137 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.567 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 118 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.51 km NNW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.663 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 119 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.917 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.936 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.763 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.957 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 141 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.758 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 94 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.847 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 80 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 5.958 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 151 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1,888 · tsunami flag
  35. 1.957 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 151 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.521 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.634 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.35 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.750 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1741 days ago · 89 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.618 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.133 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 71 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.56 km S of Kenai, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.848 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 153 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.823 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.577 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 141 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.665 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.631 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.556 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.551 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 83 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.965 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 101 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.650 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.560 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 102 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.040 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 121 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.553 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.052 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 119 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.851 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 78 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.517 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 74 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 98 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.951 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.654 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.561 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 94 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.052 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 88 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.618 km ENE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.564 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 105 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.542 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.142 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 115 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.664 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 111 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.523 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.660 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 96 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.562 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 95 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.957 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 117 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.773 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 121 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.847 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 131 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.657 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.726 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.464 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 105 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021g6ba3yc. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.