Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Tue, Aug 26, 1997, 5:39 AM AKDT (13:39 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 22 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-08-26 13:39:20 UTC
Depth
40.6 km (25.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.786° N, 149.473° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.023 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.913 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10631 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.016 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 10630 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.27 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10629 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.5Southern Alaska · 10629 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.83 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 10628 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.631 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10628 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.819 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10628 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.912 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10627 days ago · 36 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.523 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10626 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.516 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10626 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.439 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10625 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.017 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10624 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.719 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.711 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.75 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.128 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10622 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.98 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 10622 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.725 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10621 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.816 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.416 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.514 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.025 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 3.136 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.010 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 40 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.036 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.810 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.523 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10618 days ago · 47 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.859 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10617 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.74 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.014 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.827 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10615 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.932 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10614 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.95 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10613 days ago · 43 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.326 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10613 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 3.69 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10613 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.813 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 3.817 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.321 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.814 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.710 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 39 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.8Southern Alaska · 10611 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.222 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10611 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.723 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 10610 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.824 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10609 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.59 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10608 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.939 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10607 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.78 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 10606 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.415 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10606 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.241 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10605 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.928 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10605 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.038 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10604 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.58 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10604 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.731 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10604 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.922 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10603 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.123 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10603 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 4.021 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10602 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.710 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10601 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.112 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 10601 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.114 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 10600 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 2.16 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 39 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.720 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.123 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.938 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 10633 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.918 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10633 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.03 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10634 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.69 km S of Willow, Alaska · 10635 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.248 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10636 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.154 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10636 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.718 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10636 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.731 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10636 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.514 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.437 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.323 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.011 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.520 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.421 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10638 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.825 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 10639 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10639 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.718 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 10640 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away

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