M1.7 earthquake 93 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 93 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska on Wed, Dec 15, 2021, 2:04 AM AKST (11:04 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 71 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-15 11:04:34 UTC
- Depth
- 81.0 km (50.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 58.795° N, 153.734° 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
- 36
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.670 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.859 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 92 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.464 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.657 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.857 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 110 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1748 days ago · 123 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.676 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.543 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.142 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.654 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.882 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 135 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.057 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 104 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.543 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1746 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.565 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 101 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1745 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.754 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 117 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.845 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.382 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 126 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.067 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 99 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.748 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 126 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.774 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.665 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 65 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.665 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.583 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.888 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 88 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.965 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 101 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.259 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 103 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.584 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.666 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.841 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.586 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 71 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.676 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.781 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 137 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.354 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 106 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.566 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 90 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.663 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.950 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 119 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.654 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.553 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.357 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 123 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.856 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 106 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.637 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.739 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.771 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 103 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.640 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.873 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 121 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.770 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 99 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.887 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 88 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.666 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 96 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.561 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 104 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.747 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 119 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.533 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.697 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 91 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.639 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.759 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 95 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.669 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 90 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.534 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 127 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.694 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 139 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.338 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.649 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.047 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.771 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 78 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.931 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.742 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.042 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.591 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.692 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.968 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 95 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.266 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.863 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.658 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.968 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.256 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.161 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.938 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.056 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.869 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.464 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.689 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
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