Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 53 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 53 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska on Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 5:59 AM AKST (14:59 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 56 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-14 14:59:00 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
67.319° N, 156.262° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.355 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.659 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.556 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.655 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.954 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.556 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.054 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.553 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.654 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.756 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.656 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.551 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.252 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.961 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.755 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.053 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.156 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.853 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.655 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.953 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.555 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.855 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.555 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.855 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.553 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.951 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.649 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.757 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.757 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.354 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.554 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.856 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.254 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.855 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.553 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.054 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.554 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.655 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.557 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.253 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.670 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 1.759 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.960 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.554 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.955 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.3127 km NNE of Ambler, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.556 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.920 km NNW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fzrphph. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.