Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 19 km SSE of Womens Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Womens Bay, Alaska on Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 12:00 AM AKST (09:00 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 53 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-27 09:00:45 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.513° N, 152.596° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.753 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.357 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.646 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.714 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.338 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.829 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.93 km ESE of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.441 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.827 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.827 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.538 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.657 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.239 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.751 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.112 km NW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.46 km NW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.613 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.325 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.018 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.624 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.734 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.125 km SSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 57 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 3.041 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.653 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.8Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.754 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.656 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.533 km SSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.932 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.845 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.648 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.543 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.632 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.842 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.637 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.624 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.635 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.725 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.036 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.845 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gl6da8w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.