Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 23 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska on Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 9:53 AM AKST (18:53 UTC), 37 km (23 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-14 18:53:11 UTC
Depth
37.4 km (23.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.875° N, 149.595° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.933 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.513 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.636 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.541 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 52 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.67 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.021 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.335 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.619 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.813 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.526 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.0Central Alaska · 3239 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.716 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.91 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.520 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.625 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.822 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.314 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.516 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.823 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.721 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.95 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.524 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.68 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.736 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.024 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.728 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.727 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.810 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.513 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.579 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.031 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.831 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.726 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.627 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.537 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.520 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.616 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.717 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 45 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.626 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.532 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.318 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 38 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.647 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.617 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.244 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.92 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.531 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 55 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.57 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.74 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.621 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.922 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 85 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.66 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.521 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.918 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 36 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.110 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.016 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.731 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 57 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.719 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 3.313 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.611 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.610 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.718 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.311 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 36 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.532 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.59 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.57 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.533 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.261 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.715 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.729 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3247 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.517 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.829 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.026 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.621 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.863 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.545 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away

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