Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 36 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 36 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska on Fri, Dec 3, 2021, 4:57 AM AKST (13:57 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 21 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-03 13:57:27 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.983° N, 148.805° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.645 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.716 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.78 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.538 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.634 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.627 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.627 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.535 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.560 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.515 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.060 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.519 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.72 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.514 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.915 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.733 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.736 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.616 km W of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.658 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.825 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.026 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.841 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.729 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.027 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.558 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.24 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 3.421 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.456 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.937 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.329 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.226 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.122 km WNW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.73 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.530 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.034 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.541 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.512 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.645 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.318 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.837 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.747 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.246 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1773 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.539 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.133 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.033 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away

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