Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 25 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska on Mon, Dec 6, 2021, 12:19 PM AKST (21:19 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 24 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-06 21:19:52 UTC
Depth
82.0 km (51.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.575° N, 151.236° 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
66

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 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.556 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 104 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 124 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.531 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.138 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 105 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.520 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 83 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.636 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 131 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.913 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.521 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 71 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.734 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 87 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.821 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 69 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.754 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.651 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 104 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.139 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.624 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 64 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.829 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.663 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 129 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 125 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.758 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.524 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.924 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 80 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.520 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.344 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.519 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.669 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 115 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.525 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 99 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.624 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.559 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 122 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.568 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 95 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.515 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 88 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.836 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 103 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.041 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 89 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.574 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.552 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.133 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 79 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.050 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 103 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.544 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 108 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1757 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.729 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 81 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.576 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.033 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.054 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.642 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 105 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.868 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 128 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.924 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 108 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.672 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.247 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.5Central Alaska · 1756 days ago · 120 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.720 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 105 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.527 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.621 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.560 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 149 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.656 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 114 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 116 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.158 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 106 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.535 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 103 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.633 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.99 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.554 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 104 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.568 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 106 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.558 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 97 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.524 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 64 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.032 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.760 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 129 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.762 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 117 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.127 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.536 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.822 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.565 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 128 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.855 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 110 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.560 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.544 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.536 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.850 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.925 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.724 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.923 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 94 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.627 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 87 km deep · 20 km away

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