M1.6 earthquake 76 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 76 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 4:23 AM AKST (13:23 UTC), 68 km (42 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
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-25 13:23:32 UTC
- Depth
- 67.8 km (42.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.002° N, 153.073° 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
- 36
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 162 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.354 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 106 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.566 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 90 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.663 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 105 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.950 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 119 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.654 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 101 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.743 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 128 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.553 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 81 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.357 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.521 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.67 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.856 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 106 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.637 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 67 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.739 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 73 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.620 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.541 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.953 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.654 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.771 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 103 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.037 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 131 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.417 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
- 1.640 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.652 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.041 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.239 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.770 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 99 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.244 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 123 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.761 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.638 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 127 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.648 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 107 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.658 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 100 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.887 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 88 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.666 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 96 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 122 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.561 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 104 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.747 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 119 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.533 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 84 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.697 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.639 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.841 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 136 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.732 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 136 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.530 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 129 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.759 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 95 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.933 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 126 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.669 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 90 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.944 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.534 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 127 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.338 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.929 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.051 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.833 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.858 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 97 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.638 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.768 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 100 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.850 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 110 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.557 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.829 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.359 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.821 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.636 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 118 km deep · 78 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.586 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 71 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.841 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 117 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.666 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.145 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.734 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 134 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.826 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.584 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.851 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.052 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.259 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 103 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.040 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 121 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.965 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 101 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.551 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.556 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 102 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.888 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 88 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.631 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.665 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 68 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.665 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.133 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.618 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
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