Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska on Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 2:24 AM AKST (11:24 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 25 km W of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-10 11:24:25 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.844° N, 150.723° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.825 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.514 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.637 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.62 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.520 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.539 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 83 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1729 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.128 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.664 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.76 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.828 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.931 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 79 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.750 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 92 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.02 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.615 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.666 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.536 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.51 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.841 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.12 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.740 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.760 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.91 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 9
  28. 1.929 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.750 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.742 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.527 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.54 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.823 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.62 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.441 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.90 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 10
  37. 2.150 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.87 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.766 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.545 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.550 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.515 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 63 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.710 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.64 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.910 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.610 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.868 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 112 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.636 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 84 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.65 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.515 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.628 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.86 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.643 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.617 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.620 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.428 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.518 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 53 km deep · 25 km away

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