Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Wed, Mar 8, 2017, 7:28 AM AKST (16:28 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 27 km ENE of Susitna North, 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
2017-03-08 16:28:21 UTC
Depth
36.6 km (22.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.926° N, 149.377° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.834 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.626 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.77 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.257 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.74 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.510 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.526 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.434 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.522 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.1Central Alaska · 3495 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.67 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.041 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.658 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.534 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.422 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.634 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.715 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.620 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.024 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.927 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 44 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.96 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.512 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.548 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.620 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.525 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 45 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.67 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 3.621 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 96
  29. 1.78 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.628 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.529 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.731 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 3.333 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  34. 1.533 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.57 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.916 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.832 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.02 km WSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.613 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.617 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.366 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.062 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.015 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.544 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.722 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.627 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.117 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.711 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.822 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.928 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.619 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.622 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.612 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 3.219 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 8
  56. 1.930 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.716 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.621 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.532 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.02 km ENE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3498 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.865 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.848 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3499 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.216 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.919 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.715 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 43 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.77 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.037 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.526 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.719 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.813 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.89 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.621 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.510 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 3.052 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.941 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.052 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.523 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away

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