Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 50 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 50 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 10:34 AM AKST (19:34 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 20 km E of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-23 19:34:03 UTC
Depth
91.9 km (57.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.308° N, 151.947° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.536 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 78 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.620 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.51 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.663 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.841 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 86 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.740 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 84 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.760 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 99 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.929 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.750 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 102 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.563 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 119 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.527 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.045 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 117 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.441 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.669 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.150 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.766 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 115 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.546 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 79 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.545 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 86 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.550 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.858 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.515 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.567 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 116 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.64 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.910 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.636 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 79 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.441 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.868 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 112 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.636 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 84 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.515 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.628 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.86 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.341 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.428 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.518 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.517 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.533 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.771 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 117 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.664 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.684 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 137 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.88 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.241 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.864 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 126 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.742 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 87 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.910 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.611 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.628 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.628 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 120 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.132 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 87 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.639 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.515 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.95 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.049 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 78 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.720 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.726 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.116 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.573 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 113 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.56 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.814 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 3.314 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021geqdfe5. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC.