M1.9 earthquake 98 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 98 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 3:21 PM AKST (00:21 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 57 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-19 00:21:37 UTC
- Depth
- 27.8 km (17.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.945° N, 150.751° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.891 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.865 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.648 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.357 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.1Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.695 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.0108 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 47 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.693 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.7104 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.0Gulf of Alaska · 1712 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.966 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.6100 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.796 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.657 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
- 2.751 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
- 2.089 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.6104 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021g7su37p. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.