Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska on Fri, Dec 24, 2021, 12:32 AM AKST (09:32 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 31 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-24 09:32:01 UTC
Depth
73.7 km (45.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.371° N, 151.286° 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
36

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 175 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.527 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 101 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.641 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 91 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.020 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.047 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 77 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.558 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 111 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.675 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.22 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 33
  10. 1.635 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 78 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.522 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.939 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 90 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.716 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 69 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 95 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.837 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.532 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 69 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.662 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 120 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.732 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.825 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.62 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.539 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1739 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.021 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.664 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.76 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.828 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.931 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.750 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 92 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.02 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 64 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.666 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.536 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 78 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.620 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.51 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 59 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.841 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 86 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.12 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.740 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.760 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.91 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 9
  46. 1.929 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.750 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.563 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 119 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.527 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.54 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 3.011 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  52. 1.62 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.624 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.045 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 117 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.441 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.90 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 10
  57. 2.150 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.87 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.766 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 115 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.546 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.572 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 115 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.643 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.64 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.550 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 92 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.563 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.421 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.732 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.567 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.823 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.56 km S of Kenai, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.39 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  13. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 112 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.516 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.848 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.931 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.829 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.126 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 63 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.140 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 123 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gg7y0aw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.