Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Sat, Oct 7, 2017, 4:20 AM AKDT (12:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km ENE of Knik, 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
2017-10-07 12:20:28 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.784° N, 149.493° 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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3283 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.553 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.026 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.917 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.613 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.626 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.645 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.412 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.932 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.71 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.221 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.630 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.67 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.612 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.530 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.126 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.728 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.934 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.834 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.422 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.714 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.75 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 3.05 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 14
  25. 1.627 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.89 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  28. 1.68 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.731 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.614 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.615 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.67 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.015 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.920 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.725 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 52 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.129 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.031 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.818 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.312 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.47 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.77 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.616 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.927 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.619 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.523 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.626 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.76 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.99 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.633 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.74 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.738 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.526 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.811 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.918 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.817 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.741 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.139 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.09 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.717 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.514 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.717 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.65 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 56 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.47 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.812 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.913 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.522 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.816 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.710 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.815 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.79 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 40 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.628 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.645 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.331 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.828 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.515 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.033 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.612 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.721 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1

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