Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 68 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 68 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 1:09 AM AKST (10:09 UTC), 75 km (46 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-12 10:09:19 UTC
Depth
74.8 km (46.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.017° N, 152.925° 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
30

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 157 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.863 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.266 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 68 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.917 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.968 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 95 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.920 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 117 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.739 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 88 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.692 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.915 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.591 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.735 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.540 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.042 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 113 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.742 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 71 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.658 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.931 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.740 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.047 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 64 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.644 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.649 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 70 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.719 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 105 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.793 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.670 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 72 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.859 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 92 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.464 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 105 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.726 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.657 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 82 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.847 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 131 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.562 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 95 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.660 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 96 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.857 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 110 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.676 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.543 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.142 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 115 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.654 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 62 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.514 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 97 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.630 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.057 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 104 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.543 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 77 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1749 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.565 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 101 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.556 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 95 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1748 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1748 days ago · 77 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.548 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.640 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.754 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 117 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.763 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.758 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 94 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.847 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.067 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 99 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.521 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.748 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 126 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.774 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.161 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.938 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 72 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.041 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.056 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 73 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.464 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 81 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.689 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.754 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 88 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.057 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 121 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.323 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.818 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.871 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 93 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.663 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.956 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 103 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.159 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.466 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 104 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.622 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.894 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.566 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 83 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.544 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 120 km deep · 70 km away

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