M2.6 earthquake 27 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 27 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 3:12 AM AKST (12:12 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 58 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-14 12:12:53 UTC
- Depth
- 84.7 km (52.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.267° N, 151.894° 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
- 142
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.062 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 142 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.622 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 65 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.627 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.510 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.861 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 96 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.619 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.644 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 84 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 105 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.748 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 127 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.850 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 143 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 114 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.869 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 133 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.847 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.773 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 121 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 104 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.957 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.562 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 95 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.660 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.523 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.664 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 111 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.618 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.542 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 81 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.564 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 105 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.618 km ENE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.052 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 88 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.579 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 133 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.612 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 94 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.927 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.514 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.945 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 163 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.519 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.565 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 114 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 97 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.863 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.017 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 15
- 1.630 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1743 days ago · 123 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.565 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.716 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.814 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.957 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 98 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.862 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 145 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 103 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.875 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 169 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.64 km SE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.556 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 95 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 1742 days ago · 103 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1742 days ago · 107 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.650 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 93 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.548 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.640 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.762 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 137 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.021 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.567 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 118 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.51 km NNW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.663 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 100 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 119 km deep · 69 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.658 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 94 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.966 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 101 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.735 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.239 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 132 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.729 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 86 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.59 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.739 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.538 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.521 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.920 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.543 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 90 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.917 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.767 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 112 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.976 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 132 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.970 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 139 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.335 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1750 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
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