Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Fri, Dec 17, 2021, 1:55 AM AKST (10:55 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km NNE of Hope, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-17 10:55:08 UTC
Depth
37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.269° N, 150.164° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
57

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.511 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 227
  2. 1.810 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.824 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.612 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.65 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.58 km N of Tanaina, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.927 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.86 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.519 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.017 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 84 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 15
  12. 1.529 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.79 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.126 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.829 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.021 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.931 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.516 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.39 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 51 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  21. 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.421 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.550 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 92 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.64 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.527 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.516 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.65 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.020 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.047 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 3.22 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 33
  31. 1.635 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 54 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.522 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.72 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.15 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.716 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.532 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.825 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.823 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.514 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.62 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.021 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.76 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.828 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.750 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 92 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.02 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.615 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.536 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.620 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.51 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.515 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.12 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.740 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.91 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 9

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.68 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.634 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.618 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1748 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.828 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 62 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.333 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1749 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.614 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.619 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.48 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.932 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.521 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.726 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.535 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.726 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.224 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.647 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.639 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.52 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021g4nwyeq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:42 AM UTC.