Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km N of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km N of Point Possession, Alaska on Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 10:23 AM AKST (19:23 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 7 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-22 19:23:44 UTC
Depth
52.2 km (32.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.031° N, 150.696° 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
50

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. 1.67 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.712 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.533 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.411 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.624 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.771 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.620 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.241 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.864 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 126 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.742 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.910 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.611 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 49 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.628 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.132 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.515 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.95 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 67 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.049 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.720 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.726 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.07 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.55 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.317 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.610 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.116 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.825 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.56 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.573 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.55 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  31. 1.56 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.814 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 58 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 3.314 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 56 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  34. 2.42 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.418 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.636 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.528 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.97 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.815 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.851 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 90 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.98 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.23 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.631 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.52 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.522 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.643 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 83 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.017 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.110 km NW of Sterling, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.533 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.52 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.748 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.619 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.550 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.864 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.761 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.530 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gd2rt5f. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.