Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska on Mon, Dec 6, 2021, 1:58 PM AKST (22:58 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 57 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-06 22:58:46 UTC
Depth
62.7 km (39.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.380° N, 150.272° 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
71

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 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.556 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 104 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 124 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.531 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.138 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 105 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1752 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.520 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.636 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 62 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 131 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.913 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.521 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 71 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.734 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.821 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 69 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.754 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 86 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.651 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.139 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.835 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.624 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 64 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.829 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.663 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 129 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 125 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.758 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.924 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.520 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.344 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.519 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.841 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.669 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.525 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.624 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.559 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 122 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.568 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 95 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.515 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 88 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.041 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 89 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.574 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 110 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.552 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1748 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.133 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 79 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.050 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1748 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.729 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 81 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.576 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.033 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 81 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.054 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.555 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.868 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 128 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.851 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.924 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.672 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.428 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.910 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.247 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.5Central Alaska · 1747 days ago · 120 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.41 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.720 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 3.1Southern Alaska · 1747 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 6
  59. 1.656 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.625 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 82 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.554 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.568 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 106 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.812 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.73 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.558 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.524 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.032 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.760 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 129 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.127 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.512 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.543 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.58 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.822 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.565 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 128 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.855 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 110 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.560 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.532 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.51 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.536 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fmo62be. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.