Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska on Fri, Jul 21, 2017, 1:01 PM AKDT (21:01 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 19 km SE 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
2017-07-21 21:01:21 UTC
Depth
42.1 km (26.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.873° N, 149.605° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.54 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.015 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.127 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.69 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.710 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 48 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.821 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 21 · tsunami flag
  8. 1.622 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.128 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.632 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.630 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.513 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.730 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.515 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.871 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.616 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.217 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.819 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.516 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.733 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.955 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.049 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.6Central Alaska · 3355 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.87 km N of Knik, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  25. 1.78 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.514 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.7Central Alaska · 3354 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.24 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.02 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.229 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 3.229 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
  32. 1.617 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 4.06 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 212
  34. 3.06 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 8
  35. 2.122 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.614 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.927 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.6Central Alaska · 3349 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.717 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.68 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.216 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.85 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.027 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 62 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.710 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.09 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.15 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.85 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.110 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.321 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.910 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.123 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.529 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.524 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.624 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.213 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.85 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.544 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3339 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.721 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.515 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.615 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.522 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 51 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.621 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.511 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.011 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.418 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.84 km NW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.715 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.511 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.79 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 50 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.730 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.76 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.819 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.627 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.523 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.715 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3367 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away

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