Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 42 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 42 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Wed, Dec 8, 2021, 3:40 PM AKST (00:40 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 35 km NW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-09 00:40:26 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.642° N, 146.429° 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
86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.940 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.543 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.136 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.638 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.934 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.142 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.231 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.942 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.125 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.245 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.720 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.140 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.641 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.2Southern Alaska · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.534 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 3.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  26. 2.134 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.531 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.616 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.948 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.836 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.031 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.115 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.738 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.525 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.524 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.042 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.041 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.936 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.652 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.820 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.044 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.732 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.750 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.632 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.620 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.529 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.944 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 36 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.849 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.527 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.630 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.528 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.428 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.813 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.141 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.034 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.010 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.614 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.826 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.526 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.842 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fr9ko02. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC.