Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km NE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Fox River, Alaska on Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 8:18 AM AKST (17:18 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 10 km S of Funny River, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-14 17:18:14 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.007° N, 150.565° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.510 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.619 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.719 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.614 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.523 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.618 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.542 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.618 km ENE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.612 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.514 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.519 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.716 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.814 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.64 km SE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.021 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.51 km NNW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 55 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.917 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.936 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 47 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.634 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.35 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1737 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.060 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.56 km S of Kenai, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.823 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.517 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.020 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.719 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.630 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 50 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.55 km E of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.524 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.72 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.15 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.67 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.620 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.51 km SSW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.532 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.513 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.527 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.514 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.637 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.520 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.128 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.59 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.616 km W of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.710 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.929 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.626 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.742 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.823 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.821 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.65 km NE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.754 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.52 km SSE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.630 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.710 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.610 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 1.622 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.627 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.932 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.729 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.59 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.521 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.917 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.335 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1746 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.811 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.70 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.723 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 55 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.734 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 82 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.937 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.52 km SSE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.634 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.323 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 91 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.59 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.119 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fzt9039. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.