M2.9 earthquake 22 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 22 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Wed, Feb 26, 1997, 6:57 AM AKST (15:57 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 7 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 160.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9972miwiwp (also filed as usp0007xuv). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.