M1.8 earthquake 14 km NW of Fox River, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Fox River, Alaska on Sun, Dec 19, 2021, 6:36 AM AKST (15:36 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 25 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-19 15:36:12 UTC
- Depth
- 43.9 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.937° N, 151.163° 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
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.325 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.06 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.65 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 60 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.716 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.910 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.654 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.628 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.564 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.557 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.77 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
- 2.133 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.515 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.96 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.643 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.015 km NE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.317 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.836 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 90 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.456 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.116 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.648 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 109 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.851 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.837 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 93 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.814 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.550 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.960 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.727 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.041 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.354 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 91 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.559 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.531 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.611 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 57 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.656 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.97 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.851 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.637 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.631 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.817 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.560 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.521 km ENE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.110 km NW of Sterling, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.610 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 80 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.748 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.550 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.641 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.667 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 111 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.734 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 95 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.562 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.529 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.148 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 115 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 911 · tsunami flag
- 1.74 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.849 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.860 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.57 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.79 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.56 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 71 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.722 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.641 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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