Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 19 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska on Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 5:58 AM AKST (14:58 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 58 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-18 14:58:58 UTC
Depth
63.0 km (39.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.727° N, 150.940° 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
49

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. 1.545 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.550 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.858 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 87 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.515 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 63 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.710 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.64 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.910 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.610 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.868 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.754 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.636 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 84 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.65 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.515 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 72 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.628 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.86 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.643 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.617 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.428 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.518 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.517 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.511 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.619 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.67 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.712 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.533 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.411 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.912 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.624 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.664 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.942 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.65 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.864 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 126 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.716 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.742 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 87 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.910 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.654 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.611 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 49 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.628 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.77 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.515 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 76 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.95 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.049 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.07 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.55 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.317 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.836 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 90 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.116 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.825 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.56 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.648 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.573 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.56 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.837 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 93 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.814 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 58 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 3.314 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  59. 2.418 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021g6dusd2. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.