M1.6 earthquake 73 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sat, Dec 11, 2021, 5:39 PM AKST

UTC

2021-12-12 02:39:10 UTC

Depth

17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

59.352° N, 137.339° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

15

• Haines, AlaskaPopulation 1,713. Forecast108 kmW
• Whitehorse, CanadaPopulation 28,201. Forecast198 kmSW

After

1. 1.915 km SW of Covenant Life, AlaskaSun, Dec 12, 3:11 AM AKST · 1756 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
2. 2.264 km NW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaSun, Dec 12, 12:06 PM AKST · 1756 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.596 km ENE of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Dec 21, 3:06 AM AKST · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.844 km NW of Mosquito Lake, AlaskaFri, Dec 24, 9:23 PM AKST · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
5. 1.538 km S of Covenant Life, AlaskaWed, Dec 29, 12:10 AM AKST · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.757 km WSW of Covenant Life, AlaskaSat, Jan 1, 9:50 AM AKST · 1736 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
7. 2.9102 km NW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaSun, Jan 2, 10:38 AM AKST · 1735 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
8. 1.886 km ENE of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Jan 3, 10:07 PM AKST · 1733 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.545 km ENE of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 4, 4:37 PM AKST · 1733 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.652 km ENE of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 6, 12:00 AM AKST · 1731 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.546 km SSW of Covenant Life, AlaskaMon, Jan 10, 2:40 PM AKST · 1727 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.840 km NW of Mosquito Lake, AlaskaMon, Jan 10, 6:46 PM AKST · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
13. 1.9103 km W of Mosquito Lake, AlaskaTue, Jan 11, 3:42 PM AKST · 1726 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.9103 km NW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaWed, Jan 12, 3:42 PM AKST · 1725 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
15. 2.378 km NW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaFri, Jan 14, 9:46 PM AKST · 1722 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
16. 1.9114 km SE of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Jan 15, 12:26 AM AKST · 1722 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
17. 2.945 km E of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 18, 11:05 PM AKST · 1718 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.9102 km E of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 19, 4:23 AM AKST · 1718 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
19. 2.144 km E of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 19, 12:37 PM AKST · 1718 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.840 km E of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 19, 8:00 PM AKST · 1717 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
21. 2.037 km SSW of Covenant Life, AlaskaThu, Jan 20, 2:16 PM AKST · 1717 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
22. 1.877 km SW of Covenant Life, AlaskaFri, Jan 21, 2:02 AM AKST · 1716 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
23. 2.0103 km NW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaFri, Jan 21, 10:52 PM AKST · 1715 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
24. 1.972 km SW of Covenant Life, AlaskaSun, Jan 23, 11:48 AM AKST · 1714 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
25. 3.366 km S of Haines Junction, CanadaSun, Jan 23, 7:29 PM AKST · 1713 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
26. 1.513 km NE of Mosquito Lake, AlaskaSun, Jan 23, 11:26 PM AKST · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
27. 1.758 km SW of Covenant Life, AlaskaTue, Jan 25, 4:29 AM AKST · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
28. 1.8Southeastern AlaskaTue, Jan 25, 9:25 AM AKST · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
29. 1.6117 km ESE of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 26, 3:00 AM AKST · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
30. 1.961 km NW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaSun, Jan 30, 3:01 PM AKST · 1707 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
31. 1.962 km ESE of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Jan 30, 7:36 PM AKST · 1706 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
32. 1.546 km E of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Jan 31, 3:53 AM AKST · 1706 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
33. 1.689 km NW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaMon, Jan 31, 5:11 AM AKST · 1706 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
34. 1.661 km NW of Mosquito Lake, AlaskaTue, Feb 1, 3:25 AM AKST · 1705 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
35. 1.8115 km WSW of Covenant Life, AlaskaTue, Feb 1, 3:59 PM AKST · 1705 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
36. 1.857 km SW of Covenant Life, AlaskaWed, Feb 2, 5:12 AM AKST · 1704 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
37. 1.9116 km ESE of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Feb 3, 3:34 AM AKST · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
38. 1.637 km WSW of Mud Bay, AlaskaThu, Feb 3, 3:46 AM AKST · 1703 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
39. 2.089 km WNW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaThu, Feb 3, 4:43 PM AKST · 1703 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
40. 2.092 km NW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaThu, Feb 3, 9:01 PM AKST · 1702 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
41. 1.863 km SW of Covenant Life, AlaskaSun, Feb 6, 7:30 PM AKST · 1699 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
42. 1.976 km SW of Covenant Life, AlaskaSun, Feb 6, 11:12 PM AKST · 1699 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
43. 1.557 km NW of Mosquito Lake, AlaskaSun, Feb 6, 11:31 PM AKST · 1699 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
44. 1.9Southeastern AlaskaMon, Feb 7, 7:30 AM AKST · 1699 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
45. 1.633 km WSW of Haines, AlaskaMon, Feb 7, 4:39 PM AKST · 1699 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away

Before

1. 2.542 km E of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Dec 11, 10:20 AM AKST · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.634 km NW of Mosquito Lake, AlaskaThu, Dec 9, 6:29 AM AKST · 1759 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
3. 1.958 km NW of Mosquito Lake, AlaskaWed, Dec 8, 6:34 AM AKST · 1760 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.536 km NW of Mosquito Lake, AlaskaMon, Dec 6, 7:54 AM AKST · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
5. 1.8British Columbia, CanadaSat, Dec 4, 2:02 PM AKST · 1764 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
6. 1.987 km SSW of Haines Junction, CanadaWed, Dec 1, 9:41 PM AKST · 1766 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.068 km WSW of Covenant Life, AlaskaWed, Dec 1, 3:16 AM AKST · 1767 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
8. 1.871 km NNW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaTue, Nov 30, 9:52 PM AKST · 1767 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
9. 1.854 km WSW of Covenant Life, AlaskaFri, Nov 26, 6:12 AM AKST · 1772 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
10. 1.892 km ESE of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Nov 23, 5:18 AM AKST · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
11. 2.165 km SW of Covenant Life, AlaskaSun, Nov 21, 2:24 PM AKST · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
12. 1.538 km WSW of Haines, AlaskaSat, Nov 20, 6:59 AM AKST · 1778 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.774 km NNW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaFri, Nov 19, 3:28 AM AKST · 1779 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.746 km NW of Elfin Cove, AlaskaTue, Nov 16, 1:08 AM AKST · 1782 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.061 km W of Mosquito Lake, AlaskaSat, Nov 13, 4:43 PM AKST · 1785 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
16. 1.639 km NW of Mosquito Lake, AlaskaSat, Nov 13, 4:30 PM AKST · 1785 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fw9dbrx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.