Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska on Sun, Dec 5, 2021, 4:25 PM AKST (01:25 UTC), 46 km (29 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-06 01:25:09 UTC
Depth
46.1 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.818° N, 150.620° 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
76

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 157 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.712 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 64 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.73 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.86 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.511 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.716 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.631 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.520 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.518 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.724 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.656 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.222 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.727 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.658 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.652 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.617 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.723 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.227 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.938 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.119 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.947 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 93 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.75 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.548 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.59 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.634 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.541 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.642 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 84 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.52 km SSE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 62 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.937 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1754 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.734 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.523 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 47 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.723 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 3.1Southern Alaska · 1753 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6
  38. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.52 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.639 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 84 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.647 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.543 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 90 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.224 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.726 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.521 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 54 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.538 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 86 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.932 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.627 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.622 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.627 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.510 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.48 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.619 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 48 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.614 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 48 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1750 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.828 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1749 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.618 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.621 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.512 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.329 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 78 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.81 km NW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.58 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.97 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.78 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.51 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.542 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 91 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.552 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 91 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.69 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.817 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.517 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.549 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 84 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.04 km NE of Knik, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.641 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.65 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fmbgt3g. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.