Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 3:47 AM AKST (12:47 UTC), 62 km (38 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: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 3:47 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-12-12 12:47:09 UTC
Depth: 61.8 km (38.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.555° N, 150.773° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 6
Strongest shaking: II, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -3.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 135

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 188 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fwfddhb (also filed as us6000gbn2). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC.