Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 55 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 55 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska on Sat, Dec 11, 2021, 11:59 AM AKST (20:59 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 72 km S of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-11 20:59:42 UTC
Depth
37.1 km (23.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.291° N, 148.474° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.851 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.428 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.910 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.41 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.656 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.860 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 41 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.647 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.621 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.645 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.534 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.726 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.99 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.349 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.012 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.829 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.810 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.58 km N of Tanaina, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.568 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.741 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.516 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.556 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.246 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.657 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.577 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.534 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.650 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.55 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.134 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.839 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.836 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 55 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.616 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.836 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.031 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.210 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.515 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.552 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.612 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.115 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 3.011 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  41. 1.650 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.576 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.813 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.524 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.69 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.26 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.215 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.922 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.947 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.810 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 3.657 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  52. 1.573 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.842 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.015 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.115 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.626 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.022 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.726 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.616 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 2.054 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.552 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.835 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.754 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.913 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.636 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1756 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.531 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.67 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.812 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.528 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.543 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.428 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.813 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.532 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1760 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.533 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.010 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.172 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fuwo4y7. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.