Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 17 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Fri, Dec 8, 2017, 4:51 AM AKST (13:51 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Fri, Dec 8, 2017, 4:51 AM AKST
UTC: 2017-12-08 13:51:28 UTC
Depth: 0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.808° N, 149.530° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 6
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 95

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 198.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017fptubi9 (also filed as ak17535705, us2000c213). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.