Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Thu, Mar 16, 2017, 1:14 PM AKDT (21:14 UTC), 45 km (28 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-16 21:14:50 UTC
Depth
45.1 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.969° N, 149.351° 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
24

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 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.621 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 96
  3. 1.78 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.628 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.529 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.731 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.333 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  8. 1.533 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.57 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.916 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.832 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.02 km WSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.613 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.617 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.366 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.062 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.015 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.544 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.722 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.627 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.117 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.711 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.822 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.928 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.619 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.622 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.612 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 3.219 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 50 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 8
  30. 1.930 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.621 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.532 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.02 km ENE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.014 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  35. 1.75 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.727 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.531 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.131 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.556 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.165 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.81 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.58 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.823 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.68 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.816 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.68 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.320 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 44 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.059 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.87 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.926 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.615 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.629 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 3.15 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 15
  54. 1.743 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.966 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 76 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.715 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.932 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.622 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.86 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.214 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.620 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.548 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.512 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.96 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.927 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 44 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.024 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.620 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.715 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.634 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.422 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.534 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.658 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.041 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.67 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.1Central Alaska · 3494 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.522 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.526 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.510 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.74 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 3.057 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0173gdw8nn (also filed as ak15510133). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:25 AM UTC.