Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska on Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 2:46 PM AKST (23:46 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 58 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-02 23:46:00 UTC
Depth
46.5 km (28.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.191° N, 151.538° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.665 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 93 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.851 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 120 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.664 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.876 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 127 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.552 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.542 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 91 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.865 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 134 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.56 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 78 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.782 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.757 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 104 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.646 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 95 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.97 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.523 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.562 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.782 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 125 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.947 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.661 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 127 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.672 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.642 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.81 km NW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.512 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 49 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.57 km NNW of Kachemak, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.447 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 93 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.329 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 78 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.255 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 107 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.063 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 94 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.621 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.852 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.812 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.769 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 127 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.633 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.077 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 127 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.861 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.169 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 125 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.59 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 50 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.069 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.179 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 127 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.86 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.613 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.511 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 60 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.749 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.063 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 111 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.830 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.749 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.637 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.759 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.653 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 81 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.561 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 95 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.631 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 75 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.627 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.847 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 95 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.250 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 120 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.554 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.965 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 132 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.724 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.59 km WNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.558 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.881 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 137 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 3.222 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 70 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.659 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 125 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.763 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.517 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.166 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 105 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.959 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 97 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.557 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 83 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.654 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 93 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.113 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.958 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.541 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.631 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.160 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 104 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.951 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 120 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.151 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 89 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.739 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 93 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 73 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.969 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 86 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.813 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.832 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 95 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.525 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fg2jfse. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC.