Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska on Mon, Dec 6, 2021, 6:31 AM AKST (15:31 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 20 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-06 15:31:03 UTC
Depth
46.9 km (29.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.594° N, 151.098° 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
70

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. 1.547 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 93 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.020 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.719 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 67 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.630 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.675 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 120 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.635 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.72 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.939 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.15 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 48 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 95 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.837 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 91 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.532 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.51 km SSW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.532 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 74 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.662 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 120 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.513 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 50 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.527 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 103 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.514 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.637 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 89 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.520 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 71 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.539 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 83 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1729 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.128 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 73 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.59 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.664 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1727 days ago · 112 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.828 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.931 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 79 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.750 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.02 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.666 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.536 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 84 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.663 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.841 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 86 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.616 km W of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.740 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.760 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.710 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.929 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 78 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.750 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.626 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.742 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.527 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 85 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.846 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.823 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.847 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.949 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.65 km NE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.669 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 104 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.150 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 85 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.52 km SSE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.766 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 115 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fmju5fp. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.