Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 37 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 37 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Fri, Dec 24, 2021, 12:33 PM AKST (21:33 UTC), 138 km (86 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 63 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-24 21:33:04 UTC
Depth
138.0 km (85.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.755° N, 161.609° 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

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Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.963 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.130 km NNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 208 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.652 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 81 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.927 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 182 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.333 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 137 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.17 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.821 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 158 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.435 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 188 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.056 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 183 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 1.76 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.813 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.839 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.942 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 92 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.835 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.123 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 98 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.625 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.556 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.455 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.024 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.727 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.229 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.645 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 92 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ggf3fi0. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.