M4.7 earthquake 29 km N of Fishhook, Alaska
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 29 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Sat, Sep 26, 1981, 8:43 AM GMT-9 (17:43 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-26 17:43:09 UTC
- Depth
- 57.9 km (36.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.013° N, 149.249° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.727 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 16430 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.225 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 16422 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.18 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 16420 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.25 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 16403 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 3.210 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 16436 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.025 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 16439 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.133 km E of Chase, Alaska · 16442 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.341 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 16448 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.024 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 16449 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.121 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 16460 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001g41 (also filed as iscgem612147). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.