Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 21 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 21 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Thu, Mar 16, 2017, 11:47 PM AKDT (07:47 UTC), 3 km (2 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: 3.6 (Mw, moment), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Mar 16, 2017, 11:47 PM AKDT
UTC: 2017-03-17 07:47:31 UTC
Depth: 3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.941° N, 149.242° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 96
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.6	Mw, moment	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.6	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.037 · 72 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

96 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Oblique reverse
Moment magnitude: 3.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 158°, dip 53°, rake 35°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 45°, dip 63°, rake 137°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 152

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 193.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0173htajto (also filed as ak15514000, us20008smq). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.