Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 31 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska on Wed, Dec 29, 2021, 8:30 PM AKST (05:30 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-30 05:30:53 UTC
Depth
26.9 km (16.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.542° N, 147.831° 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
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.615 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.115 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.512 km SW of Knik River, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.525 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.524 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.428 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.042 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.041 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.69 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.936 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.26 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.215 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.652 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.820 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.044 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.732 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.750 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.620 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.632 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.56 km SSE of Knik, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.411 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.626 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.620 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.714 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.726 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.944 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.057 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.849 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.527 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.630 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.641 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.747 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.630 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.646 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.639 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.656 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.729 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.327 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.514 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.619 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.636 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.525 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.114 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.48 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.548 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.96 km NNW of Lakes, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.131 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.847 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.88 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.238 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.836 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.948 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.823 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.616 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.531 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.134 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.650 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.534 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.2Southern Alaska · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.641 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.140 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gq2s1a2. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC.