Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska on Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 11:04 PM AKST (08:04 UTC), 27 km (17 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-12 08:04:48 UTC
Depth
27.1 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.847° N, 149.464° 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
51

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 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.733 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.627 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.16 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.011 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.511 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.731 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.621 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.523 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.526 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3213 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.512 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.623 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.52 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.63 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.54 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.757 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.631 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.640 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.527 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.93 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3208 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.629 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.45 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.952 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.812 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.719 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 3.15 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 14
  32. 2.231 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.332 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.521 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.726 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.518 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.010 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.517 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.515 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.88 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.712 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.611 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.54 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.57 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.831 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.34 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.021 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.728 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.77 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.276 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.542 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.320 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 3.243 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.721 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.019 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.519 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.131 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.615 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.77 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.610 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.619 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.610 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.46 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.327 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.527 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.756 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.165 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.017 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.817 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 9
  13. 1.632 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.622 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.53 km ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.121 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.917 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 6
  18. 1.630 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.612 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.642 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away

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