Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 69 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 69 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Mon, Dec 6, 2021, 7:14 AM AKST (16:14 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 57 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-06 16:14:31 UTC
Depth
111.4 km (69.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.061° N, 152.420° 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
50

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. 2.957 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 98 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.862 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 145 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.875 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 169 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.140 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 123 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1739 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.663 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.936 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.848 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 84 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 112 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1737 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.56 km S of Kenai, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.823 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 69 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.567 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 110 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.577 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 141 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.732 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 81 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1736 days ago · 175 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.563 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.650 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.550 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 92 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.572 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 115 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.527 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.868 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 128 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.641 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.020 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.047 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.558 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 111 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.675 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 120 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.635 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 78 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.939 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 87 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 90 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.716 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 95 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.837 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 91 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.532 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.532 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.662 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 120 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 103 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.825 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.637 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.071 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 136 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.520 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.539 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1729 days ago · 114 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.128 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.669 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 133 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.664 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 109 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1727 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.828 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.931 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.750 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.02 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.666 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 109 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.536 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.663 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fmkc00z. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC.