Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska on Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 1:46 PM AKST (22:46 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 72 km S of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-25 22:46:32 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.356° N, 150.279° 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
36

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 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.522 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 92 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.522 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.629 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.839 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 139 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.057 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.541 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 90 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.836 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.328 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 82 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.547 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 105 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.732 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 67 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.825 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.561 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 122 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.554 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 120 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.62 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.540 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 105 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.553 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.452 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.353 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.737 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.645 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.247 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 96 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.021 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.734 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 91 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.210 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.271 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 121 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.76 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.926 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 82 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.529 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.916 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 64 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.262 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 130 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.559 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 127 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.629 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.620 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.51 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.515 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.552 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 115 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.612 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.12 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.528 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 93 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.365 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 121 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.764 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 133 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.071 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.644 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 91 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.5Central Alaska · 1729 days ago · 91 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.060 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 107 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.847 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.54 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 3.011 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  54. 1.650 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.62 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.861 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.663 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.624 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.971 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.650 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 113 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.628 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.664 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 128 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.819 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 81 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.650 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.527 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 101 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.516 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.959 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 96 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.858 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.655 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.161 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 120 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.518 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 73 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.643 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.616 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.64 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.657 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.477 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 116 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.834 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.635 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 84 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.246 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gi3b1xd. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.