M2.3 earthquake 21 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Fri, Apr 8, 1983, 4:23 AM GMT-10 (14:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 4 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-08 14:23:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.934° N, 149.333° 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.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.54 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 15871 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.927 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 15860 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.021 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 15857 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.832 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 15855 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.372 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 15821 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001u9c. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.