Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 46 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 46 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Mon, Dec 6, 2021, 12:01 AM AKST (09:01 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 19 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-06 09:01:50 UTC
Depth
63.3 km (39.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.221° N, 152.686° 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
54

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.962 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 103 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.613 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.063 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.830 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.749 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.169 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.627 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.793 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.250 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 120 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.444 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 121 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.554 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 114 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.59 km WNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.558 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 107 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.659 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 125 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.751 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.876 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 81 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.722 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.744 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 132 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.949 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 120 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.848 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 88 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.517 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.634 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 65 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 3.544 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 120 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.566 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 83 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.160 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 131 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.622 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.466 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 104 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.159 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 95 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.956 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.462 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.663 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1753 days ago · 102 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.764 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.871 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 93 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.818 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.323 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 91 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.057 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 121 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.754 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 88 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.689 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 3.464 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 81 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.056 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 73 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.041 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 118 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.761 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.938 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 72 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.161 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 105 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.756 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 96 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.70 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.811 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.968 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 75 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1751 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.335 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.266 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 68 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.917 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.968 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 95 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.920 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 90 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 117 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.739 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 88 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.692 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.823 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.938 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 129 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.169 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 125 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.861 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 101 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.633 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.852 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 86 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.757 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 78 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1757 days ago · 130 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.320 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 151 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.566 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 86 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.57 km NNW of Kachemak, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.642 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.947 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.562 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 105 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.562 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.523 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.952 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 104 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.646 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 95 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.757 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 104 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.778 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fmg37xk. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.