Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km S of Kenai, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km S of Kenai, Alaska on Tue, Dec 21, 2021, 11:47 PM AKST (08:47 UTC), 62 km (38 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
2021-12-22 08:47:53 UTC
Depth
61.5 km (38.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.493° N, 151.266° 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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.823 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 69 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.567 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 110 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.577 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 141 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.732 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 81 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.421 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.563 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.650 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.560 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 102 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.553 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 82 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.550 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.572 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 115 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.517 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.434 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 92 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.527 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.763 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 94 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.647 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 95 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.868 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 128 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.547 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 93 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.020 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.719 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.630 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.675 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 120 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.164 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 110 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.635 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.524 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.340 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 88 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.72 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.539 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.939 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 87 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.15 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 48 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 95 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.837 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 91 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.51 km SSW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.532 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 74 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.662 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 120 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.852 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 62 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.513 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.527 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.514 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.637 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 89 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.071 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 136 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.520 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 71 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.539 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 83 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1731 days ago · 114 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.128 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 73 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.461 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.59 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.664 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.761 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1730 days ago · 112 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.053 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 94 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.931 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1740 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.35 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.634 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 112 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.848 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.936 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 79 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.917 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.663 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.51 km NNW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 55 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.567 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.021 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.650 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 93 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1742 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.79 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.64 km SE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.957 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 98 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.814 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.716 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 61 km deep · 41 km away

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