Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km NNW of Kachemak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Kachemak, Alaska on Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 4:25 PM AKST (01:25 UTC), 53 km (33 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-05 01:25:48 UTC
Depth
53.4 km (33.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.735° N, 151.463° 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
27

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.447 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 93 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.566 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 86 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.255 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.063 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.621 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.852 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.633 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 74 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.861 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 101 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.169 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 125 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.823 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.846 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.59 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 50 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.069 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 124 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.86 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.613 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.511 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.749 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.063 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.830 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.749 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 85 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.637 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 86 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.759 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.653 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.561 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.631 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.627 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.847 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 95 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.554 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.59 km WNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 51 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.558 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 107 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 3.222 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.659 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 125 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.652 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.722 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.723 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.147 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 90 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.929 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.848 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 88 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.567 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 106 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.517 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 66 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.634 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.160 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 131 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.622 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 74 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.466 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.159 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.956 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.462 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1753 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.119 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.764 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.818 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.323 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 91 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.634 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.057 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.754 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 88 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.52 km SSE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.937 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.950 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.761 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.734 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.512 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 49 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.81 km NW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.642 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.947 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.562 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 105 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.562 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 94 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.523 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.952 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.646 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 95 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.757 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 104 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.56 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 78 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.542 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.764 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.664 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.851 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 120 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.665 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 93 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.69 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.763 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.166 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.959 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 97 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fknxjos. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC.