Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska on Tue, Dec 7, 2021, 10:57 PM AKST (07:57 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km NNE of Hope, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-08 07:57:16 UTC
Depth
39.3 km (24.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.149° N, 150.211° 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
37

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 162 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.617 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 59 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.227 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.947 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.75 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.519 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.548 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.59 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.541 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.52 km SSE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1750 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1750 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.523 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 47 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.910 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.41 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.1Southern Alaska · 1749 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 6
  21. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.52 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.639 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.647 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.224 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.535 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.726 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 45 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.521 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.932 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.510 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.48 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.619 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.614 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1745 days ago · 55 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.333 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.828 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 62 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1745 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.618 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.634 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.68 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.514 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  42. 3.511 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 227
  43. 1.810 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.824 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.612 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.65 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.58 km N of Tanaina, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.927 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.86 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.519 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.017 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 84 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 15
  53. 1.529 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.79 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 3.126 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 63 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.829 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.021 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.931 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.516 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.520 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1754 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.716 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.86 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.812 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.73 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.712 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.812 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.127 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.512 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.329 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 61 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.58 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.822 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.97 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.78 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.51 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.536 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1758 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fpqaz79. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.