M1.5 earthquake 43 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 43 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 6:45 PM AKST (03:45 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 71 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-19 03:45:07 UTC
- Depth
- 77.3 km (48.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.263° N, 152.658° 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
- 42
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
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1745 days ago · 72 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.565 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 101 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 103 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 103 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.64 km SE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.556 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 95 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 1744 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1744 days ago · 77 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.650 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.548 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 84 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.640 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 72 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.754 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 117 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.567 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 118 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.763 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.758 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 94 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.847 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.067 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 99 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.521 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.748 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 126 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.774 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.634 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.35 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
- 2.750 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 110 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.618 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.133 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.665 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.665 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.631 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.556 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 102 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.551 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.965 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 101 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.560 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 102 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.040 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 121 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.259 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.052 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 90 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.851 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.584 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.517 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.434 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 92 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.763 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 94 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.647 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 95 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.826 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.734 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 134 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.145 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 85 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 93 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.563 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 153 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.841 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 117 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.586 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.055 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 101 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.676 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.648 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 118 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 1738 days ago · 148 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.354 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 106 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.566 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 90 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.663 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 105 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 99 km deep · 60 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1745 days ago · 123 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.057 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 104 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.630 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.719 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 163 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
- 1.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 97 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.565 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 114 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.945 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 163 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.514 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 98 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.951 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.654 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 62 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 94 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.052 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.142 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 115 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.543 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.664 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.523 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.857 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.660 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 96 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.562 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 95 km deep · 51 km away
Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021g7urc1f. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC.