Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 34 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 34 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Fri, Dec 24, 2021, 11:31 PM AKST (08:31 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 35 km NW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-25 08:31:30 UTC
Depth
29.3 km (18.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.510° N, 148.215° 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
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.22 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 33
  4. 2.650 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.134 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.531 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.616 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.823 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.948 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.836 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.62 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.031 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.76 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.615 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.12 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.91 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 9
  23. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.115 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.54 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 3.011 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  27. 1.62 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.90 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 10
  29. 1.87 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.512 km SW of Knik River, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.525 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.524 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.428 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.042 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.041 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.69 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.936 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.26 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.215 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.652 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.820 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.044 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.732 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.922 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.620 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.56 km SSE of Knik, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.015 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.411 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.626 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.620 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.714 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.726 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.944 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.616 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 2.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.64 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.2Southern Alaska · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.39 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.516 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.641 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.140 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.741 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.86 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.245 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.58 km N of Tanaina, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.65 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.810 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.511 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 227

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ghuvrjk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.