Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 72 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 72 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska on Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 8:41 PM AKST (05:41 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 35 km W of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-14 05:41:24 UTC
Depth
126.7 km (78.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.877° N, 156.327° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.935 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.969 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.933 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.881 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.675 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.575 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 117 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.839 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.690 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 102 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.834 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.241 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.057 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.538 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 129 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.686 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.165 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 136 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.978 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 124 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.661 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.131 km NNE of Pilot Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.829 km NE of Pilot Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.963 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.064 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.728 km NE of Pilot Point, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.498 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.660 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1731 days ago · 188 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.767 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 123 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.660 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 152 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.575 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.889 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.279 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.181 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 103 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.870 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.259 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 3.849 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.053 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 145 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.533 km NNE of Pilot Point, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.247 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.677 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 130 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.6102 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.873 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.769 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.465 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.690 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1716 days ago · 149 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.150 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.679 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 86 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.791 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 109 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.653 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.974 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 129 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.069 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.874 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 130 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.183 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 125 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.573 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.644 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.387 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.774 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.958 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.357 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 138 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.135 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 3.377 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 124 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.281 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 78 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.758 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.154 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 148 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.858 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 89 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.052 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 84 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.890 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.060 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.681 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.074 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 1751 days ago · 81 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.743 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 166 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.481 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.153 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.081 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.051 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.561 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.671 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 97 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.572 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 94 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.594 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.554 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.144 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 115 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fzm8s3g. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC.