Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17 km SW of Hope, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Hope, Alaska on Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 12:15 PM AKST (21:15 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km NNE of Hope, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-02 21:15:48 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.820° N, 149.887° 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
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.78 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.97 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.58 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.81 km NW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.512 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.621 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.812 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.712 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.73 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.86 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.716 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.520 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.518 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.724 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.617 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.227 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.75 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.59 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.634 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.52 km SSE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1753 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.627 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.523 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.41 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 3.1Southern Alaska · 1752 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 6
  31. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.52 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.224 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.726 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.521 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.932 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.627 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.510 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.48 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.619 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.614 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1748 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.828 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 62 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1747 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.618 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.68 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.514 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  49. 3.511 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 227
  50. 1.810 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.612 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.65 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.927 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.86 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.519 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.017 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 15
  57. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.79 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.021 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.51 km NNW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.517 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.04 km NE of Knik, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.65 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.55 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.541 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.79 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.525 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.712 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.630 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.925 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.725 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.65 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.630 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.78 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.912 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.88 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.59 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.627 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1766 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fg1613o. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:41 AM UTC.