Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 32 km N of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 32 km N of Beluga, Alaska on Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 1:16 AM AKST (10:16 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 5 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-27 10:16:13 UTC
Depth
68.8 km (42.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.431° N, 151.098° 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. 1.573 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.55 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.56 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.814 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.314 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.42 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.418 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 106 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.636 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 91 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.528 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 65 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.815 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 65 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.98 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.23 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.543 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 117 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.631 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 82 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.52 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.522 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.643 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.017 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.110 km NW of Sterling, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.514 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.533 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 81 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.52 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 113 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.864 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.761 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 105 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.89 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.530 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.235 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 81 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.520 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.816 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.57 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.717 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.722 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 78 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.91 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.821 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.96 km NNW of Lakes, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.819 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 111 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.88 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.636 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.51 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.54 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.627 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 3.238 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.560 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 111 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.424 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.52 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.623 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 62 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 110 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.535 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 96 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.764 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 118 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.632 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.742 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.015 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.618 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gl722sw. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:57 AM UTC.