Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 65 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 65 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Wed, Dec 1, 2021, 10:06 AM AKST (19:06 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 24 km W of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-01 19:06:21 UTC
Depth
115.4 km (71.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.075° N, 152.347° 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
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.543 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 90 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.224 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.535 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.538 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 86 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.627 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.622 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.619 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.869 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 133 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.828 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.542 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.634 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.564 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 105 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.658 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 132 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.579 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 133 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.612 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.927 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.519 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.863 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 114 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.017 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 84 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 15
  21. 1.529 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 76 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.957 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.862 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 145 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.875 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 169 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 3.140 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 3.126 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1738 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.51 km NNW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.663 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.936 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.848 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 112 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1736 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.56 km S of Kenai, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.823 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.567 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 110 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.577 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 141 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.732 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1736 days ago · 175 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.563 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.650 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 86 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.550 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 92 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.572 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 115 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.527 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.868 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 128 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.527 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.641 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 91 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.020 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.047 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.558 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 111 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.675 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 120 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.635 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.939 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 87 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 90 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.716 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 95 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.837 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 91 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fecdtx1. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.