M1.7 earthquake 61 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 61 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska on Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 12:22 AM AKST (09:22 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 48 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-31 09:22:37 UTC
- Depth
- 106.1 km (65.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.121° N, 152.774° 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
- 52
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.841 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 136 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 1733 days ago · 112 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.053 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 94 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.732 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 136 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.931 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.243 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 136 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.530 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 129 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.759 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.933 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 126 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.666 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.944 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 84 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.534 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.156 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 124 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.943 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 80 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 84 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.663 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 105 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
- 1.866 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 118 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.841 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.449 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 151 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.837 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 86 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.760 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 99 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.134 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 137 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.710 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.929 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.436 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 162 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.626 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.742 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 81 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.527 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.846 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 82 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.973 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 112 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.847 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 83 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.833 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.949 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 92 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.858 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 97 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.638 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.850 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 110 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.557 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 100 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.359 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 101 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.821 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1728 days ago · 102 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.636 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 118 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.548 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 120 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.65 km NE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.669 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 104 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 103 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.845 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 85 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.150 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.52 km SSE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.748 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 84 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.766 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.242 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 133 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 99 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.550 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 115 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 124 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.857 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 142 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.858 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 87 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 83 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.948 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 159 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.324 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.664 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.562 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 86 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.59 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.639 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.658 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 148 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.533 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.751 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 140 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.461 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 112 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 122 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.669 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 133 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.562 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 142 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.128 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1734 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.539 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.658 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.520 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.648 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 107 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.071 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 136 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.638 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 127 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.761 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 102 km deep · 31 km away
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