Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km WSW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Fishhook, Alaska on Sun, Sep 3, 2017, 8:45 AM AKDT (16:45 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 11 km E of Willow, 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
2017-09-03 16:45:50 UTC
Depth
34.8 km (21.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.719° N, 149.416° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.627 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.434 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.519 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.73 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.612 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.634 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.326 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.515 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.66 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.722 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.624 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.212 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.48 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.50 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.518 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.523 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.734 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.014 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.0Central Alaska · 3310 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.94 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.627 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.513 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.713 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.011 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.519 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.533 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.633 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.626 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 62 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.8Central Alaska · 3304 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.620 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.514 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.37 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.522 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.813 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.719 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.216 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.625 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.227 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.812 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
  44. 1.63 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.7Central Alaska · 3299 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.530 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.04 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.916 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.619 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 44 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.526 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.819 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.51 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.522 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.7Central Alaska · 3296 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.516 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.718 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.644 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.415 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.610 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.930 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 2.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.82 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.515 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.532 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.526 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.625 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.729 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.625 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.925 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.927 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.813 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.020 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.520 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.622 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.523 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 52 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.518 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.527 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.916 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.725 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017bb4029j (also filed as ak16755821). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:34 AM UTC.