Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Wed, Sep 20, 2017, 2:24 AM AKDT (10:24 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 67 km S of Cantwell, 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
2017-09-20 10:24:52 UTC
Depth
35.2 km (21.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.947° N, 149.221° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.216 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.625 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.812 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  5. 4.167 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.467 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.7Central Alaska · 3299 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.530 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.465 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.970 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.04 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.664 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.619 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 44 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.819 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.51 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.522 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.7Central Alaska · 3296 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.766 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.516 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.366 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.718 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.415 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.610 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.930 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.039 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.632 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.63 km N of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.63 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.33 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.816 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.27 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.54 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.666 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.623 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.216 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.731 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.633 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.833 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.117 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.617 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.55 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.08 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.545 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.821 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.721 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.515 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.828 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.331 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.628 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.79 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.368 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.815 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.710 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.522 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.913 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.812 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.65 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 56 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.069 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.717 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.514 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.37 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.514 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.620 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.8Central Alaska · 3304 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.760 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.633 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.979 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.688 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.519 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.011 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.713 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.513 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.032 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.627 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.94 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.0Central Alaska · 3310 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.014 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.734 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.523 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away

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