Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 37 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 5:29 AM AKST (14:29 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 31 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-27 14:29:04 UTC
Depth
66.9 km (41.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.242° N, 152.545° 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
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.731 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 131 km deep · 79 km away · tsunami flag
  2. 1.858 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 105 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.067 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.443 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 72 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.849 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 73 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.97 km S of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.452 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 107 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.854 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.810 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.839 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 140 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.51 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 98 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.644 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.657 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 98 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.431 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.542 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.546 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 84 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.769 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 86 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.060 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 89 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.972 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.553 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 85 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.656 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 100 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.552 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.859 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.647 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 129 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 3.070 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 4.057 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 103 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  29. 1.658 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 103 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.738 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.564 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 93 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.648 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 126 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.838 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 112 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.752 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 73 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.651 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 95 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.888 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.067 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.042 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.053 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.058 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.842 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 128 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.861 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 100 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.539 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.863 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.535 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.879 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 78 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.753 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.969 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 72 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.267 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.621 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.744 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.856 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 97 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.950 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 87 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.23 km NNW of Kachemak City, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.646 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 106 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 84 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.614 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 58 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.756 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.262 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 127 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.520 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away

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