Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 42 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 42 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 11:16 PM AKST (08:16 UTC), 71 km (44 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-14 08:16:20 UTC
Depth
71.4 km (44.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.011° N, 152.219° 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
46

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 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.931 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.740 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.047 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 64 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.644 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 84 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.649 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 70 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.719 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.793 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.670 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.859 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 92 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.464 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 105 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.657 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.562 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 95 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.660 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.543 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.142 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 115 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.654 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 62 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.951 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.514 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.630 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.057 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.543 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 77 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1749 days ago · 72 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.565 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.865 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.556 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1748 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1748 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.548 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.640 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.754 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.648 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.763 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 98 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.758 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 94 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.847 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.521 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 59 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.748 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 126 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.774 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.618 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.133 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.665 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.665 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.631 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.551 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.965 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.259 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.052 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.851 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.584 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.517 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.434 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 92 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.826 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.145 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 85 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.841 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.586 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.676 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.354 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.042 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.540 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.735 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.591 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.915 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 61 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.692 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.739 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 88 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.920 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.968 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 95 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.917 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.266 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 68 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1756 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.968 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.811 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.70 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.161 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.938 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 72 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.056 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 73 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 3.464 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 81 km deep · 40 km away

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