M1.5 earthquake Southern Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 3:38 PM AKST (00:38 UTC), 175 km (109 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 48 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-23 00:38:13 UTC
- Depth
- 175.2 km (108.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.622° N, 153.141° 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
- 31
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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.551 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.563 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.650 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.560 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 102 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.040 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 121 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.550 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 92 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 119 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.851 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.572 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 115 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.434 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.763 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 94 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.647 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 95 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.734 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 134 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.868 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 128 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.156 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 150 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 93 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.563 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 153 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.055 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.648 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 118 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 1741 days ago · 148 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.675 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 120 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.164 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 110 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.524 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.671 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 118 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.340 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 88 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.743 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 128 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.539 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.939 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 87 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 95 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.837 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.541 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.668 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 102 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.565 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 105 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 117 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.532 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.662 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.037 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 131 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.852 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.652 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.041 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.527 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.947 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 143 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.762 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 99 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.637 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 89 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.761 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.638 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 127 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.071 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 136 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.520 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.539 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1736 days ago · 114 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.128 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
- 1.562 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 142 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.669 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 133 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.556 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.732 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.577 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 141 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.567 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 110 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.823 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.848 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 153 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.940 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 196 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1744 days ago · 89 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.750 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 110 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.634 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.957 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 151 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.958 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 151 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1,888 · tsunami flag
- 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 112 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.848 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 84 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.847 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.957 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 141 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.936 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 119 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.663 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 100 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.567 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 118 km deep · 58 km away
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