Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Wed, Oct 12, 2016, 4:43 PM AKDT (00:43 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 26 km E of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-13 00:43:04 UTC
Depth
36.3 km (22.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.863° N, 149.614° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.85 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.613 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.523 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.512 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.769 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.671 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.567 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.027 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.420 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.731 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3643 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.831 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.925 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.518 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.630 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.629 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.42 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.66 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.659 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.514 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.714 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.840 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.243 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.520 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.721 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.6Central Alaska · 3637 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.71 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.917 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.520 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.223 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.611 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.530 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.523 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.615 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.636 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.610 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.741 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.516 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.527 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.65 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.414 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.67 km SSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.66 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.116 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.94 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.79 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.66 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.610 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.96 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.142 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.541 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.744 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.98 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.720 km ENE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.722 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.834 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.013 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.77 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.123 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.017 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.555 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.519 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.630 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.08 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.621 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.62 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.921 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.629 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.528 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.94 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.316 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.722 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3649 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.510 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.618 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.64 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.11 km N of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.227 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016d6nhtw6 (also filed as ak14200982). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.