Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 10:10 AM AKST (19:10 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 6 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-25 19:10:22 UTC
Depth
44.7 km (27.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.409° N, 149.955° 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
56

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.828 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.02 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.615 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.536 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.620 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.51 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 59 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.515 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.612 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.12 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.91 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 9
  13. 1.54 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.823 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.011 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.62 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 53 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.441 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.90 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 10
  19. 1.87 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.512 km SW of Knik River, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.546 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.545 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 86 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.639 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.515 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.428 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.64 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 56 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.910 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.636 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.69 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.26 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 41 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.215 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.922 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.65 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.810 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.620 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.518 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.56 km SSE of Knik, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.517 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.619 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.015 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.115 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.411 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.620 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.714 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.022 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.241 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.726 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.611 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.132 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.616 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.95 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.049 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.720 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.726 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.07 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 44 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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