Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 20 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Fri, Mar 23, 2018, 8:51 AM AKDT (16:51 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-23 16:51:22 UTC
Depth
41.4 km (25.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.821° N, 149.594° 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
109

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.912 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.323 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.74 km NNE of Tanaina, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.14 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.722 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.515 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.120 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.725 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.650 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.533 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.617 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.524 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.622 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.03 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.628 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.925 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.928 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.827 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 4.13 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 48 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 256 · tsunami flag
  21. 1.926 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.74 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.64 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.410 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  26. 1.741 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.761 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.428 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 64 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.518 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.613 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.630 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.623 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.612 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.919 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.5Central Alaska · 3104 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.529 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.532 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 69 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.612 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.823 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.830 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.92 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.124 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.815 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.621 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.018 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.525 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.521 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.022 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.632 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.51 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.527 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.52 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.59 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.512 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.666 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.721 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.616 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.913 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.64 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 1.728 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.228 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.22 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.522 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.333 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.311 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.72 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.58 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.829 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.842 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.812 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.768 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.124 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.620 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.91 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.99 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.618 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.633 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.018 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.733 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away

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