M1.5 earthquake 60 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 60 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 11:16 PM AKST (08:16 UTC), 102 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 48 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-23 08:16:09 UTC
- Depth
- 102.3 km (63.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.160° N, 152.739° 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
- 29
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.040 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 121 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 82 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.052 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 90 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 119 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.851 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.572 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.517 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.434 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 92 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.763 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 94 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.647 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 95 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.826 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.734 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 134 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 88 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.145 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.868 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 128 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.156 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 150 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 93 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.563 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 153 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.841 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.055 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 101 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.648 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 118 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 1734 days ago · 148 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.719 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 67 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.663 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 99 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.675 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 120 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.164 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 110 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.524 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.671 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 118 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.340 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 88 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.654 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 101 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.743 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 128 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.539 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 86 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.939 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.553 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.521 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.837 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 91 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.67 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.739 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.620 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.51 km SSW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.541 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 77 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.668 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 102 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.953 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 82 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.654 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.565 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 105 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 117 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.532 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.037 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 131 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.852 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 90 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.640 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.652 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 83 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.041 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.513 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.527 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 68 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.239 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.947 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 143 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 103 km deep · 77 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.650 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 86 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.563 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.965 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 101 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.551 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1736 days ago · 175 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.556 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.732 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.577 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 141 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.567 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 110 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.823 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.848 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 153 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.56 km S of Kenai, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.940 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 196 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.133 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1737 days ago · 89 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.750 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 110 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.35 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
- 1.634 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 75 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.957 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 151 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.958 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 151 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1,888 · tsunami flag
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