Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska on Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 1:35 AM AKST (10:35 UTC), 41 km (25 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-31 10:35:00 UTC
Depth
40.5 km (25.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.569° N, 150.032° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.828 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.750 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 92 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.916 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.02 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.615 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.620 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.51 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 59 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.515 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.612 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.12 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.91 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 9
  14. 1.54 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 3.011 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 50 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.62 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 53 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.624 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.441 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.90 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 10
  20. 1.87 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 39 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.512 km SW of Knik River, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.546 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.545 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.639 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.515 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.428 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.64 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 56 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.910 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.636 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.69 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.26 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 45 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.215 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.525 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.922 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.65 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.810 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.620 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.518 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.56 km SSE of Knik, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.015 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.115 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.411 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.620 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.714 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.022 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.88 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.241 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.726 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.611 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.132 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 87 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.616 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.95 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.049 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.720 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.726 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.210 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.021 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.62 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.823 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.825 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.732 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.836 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 41 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.532 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.716 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.522 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 60 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.635 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.22 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 33
  17. 2.047 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.55 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.020 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.65 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021grtbf9n. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:22 AM UTC.