Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 57 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 57 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska on Wed, Dec 29, 2021, 3:23 AM AKST (12:23 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 54 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-29 12:23:05 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
67.356° N, 156.240° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.757 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.354 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.554 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.856 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.254 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.855 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.553 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.054 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.554 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.655 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.557 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.253 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.670 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.155 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.355 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 1.649 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.951 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.553 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.855 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.555 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.855 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.555 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.953 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.655 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.853 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.156 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.053 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.755 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.961 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.252 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.551 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.656 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.756 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.654 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.553 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gojd4fp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.