Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km N of Tanaina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km N of Tanaina, Alaska on Fri, Dec 17, 2021, 2:19 PM AKST (23:19 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-17 23:19:57 UTC
Depth
27.9 km (17.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.700° N, 149.438° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 133 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.79 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.126 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.829 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.931 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.741 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.641 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.516 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 58 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.556 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.39 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 51 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.421 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.64 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.616 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.534 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.650 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.65 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.55 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.22 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 33
  20. 2.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.522 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.716 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.532 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.134 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.836 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.825 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.823 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.836 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.62 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.031 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.021 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.210 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.76 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.828 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 52 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.916 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.615 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.620 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.51 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.515 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.612 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.12 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.91 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 9
  47. 1.54 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 3.011 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 50 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  49. 1.650 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.62 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 53 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.90 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 10
  52. 1.87 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.512 km SW of Knik River, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.813 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.639 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.428 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.64 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 2.69 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.26 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 1.65 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.824 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.810 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.511 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 227
  6. 1.514 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.68 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.829 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.634 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1747 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.012 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.828 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.333 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1747 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.349 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.48 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.99 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.726 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.726 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.534 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021g4vfz72. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.