Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska on Sat, Sep 23, 2017, 3:34 PM AKDT (23:34 UTC), 44 km (27 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-23 23:34:36 UTC
Depth
43.6 km (27.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.851° N, 149.533° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.51 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.522 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.7Central Alaska · 3296 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.766 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.516 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.415 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.610 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.930 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.039 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.632 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.63 km N of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.014 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.63 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 50 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.33 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.27 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.54 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.666 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.527 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.623 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.216 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.731 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.633 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.833 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.117 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.617 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.55 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.08 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.821 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.721 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.612 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.033 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.515 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.828 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.331 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.017 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.628 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.79 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.815 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.710 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.816 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.522 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 49 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.913 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.812 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.47 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.65 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 56 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.717 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.514 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.514 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.55 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3283 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.553 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.026 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.643 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.917 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.613 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.626 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.645 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.412 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.664 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.04 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.530 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.7Central Alaska · 3299 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.63 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.78 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.812 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  8. 3.410 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.227 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.625 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.216 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.719 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.813 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.522 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 63 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.37 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.514 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.620 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.8Central Alaska · 3304 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away

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