Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 19 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 12:07 PM AKST (21:07 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SW of Big Lake, 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
2016-12-16 21:07:14 UTC
Depth
59.5 km (37.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.830° N, 149.554° 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
16

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 38 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.567 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.53 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 33
  5. 2.118 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.613 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.618 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.124 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.613 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.52 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.711 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.3Southern Alaska · 3577 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.039 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.927 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.829 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.717 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.650 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.532 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.620 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.85 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.614 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.628 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3573 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.89 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.69 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.553 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.613 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.625 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.226 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.616 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.624 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.618 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.528 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.632 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 3.011 km N of Tanaina, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 6
  36. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3567 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 3.016 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.514 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.5Central Alaska · 3567 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.615 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.843 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.69 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.817 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.638 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.852 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.635 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.727 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.511 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.533 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.116 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.04 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.640 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.711 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.863 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.115 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.66 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.513 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.812 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.727 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.510 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.97 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.163 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.921 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.811 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.526 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.112 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.719 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.327 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.329 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 8
  14. 1.928 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.613 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.827 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.18 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.728 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.836 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.521 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away

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