Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km NE of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Fishhook, Alaska on Fri, Aug 3, 2018, 5:13 PM AKDT (01:13 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 8 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-08-04 01:13:28 UTC
Depth
29.7 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.781° N, 149.181° 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: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.018 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.60 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.55 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.524 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.337 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.64 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.722 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.726 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.748 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.723 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.530 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.614 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.966 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.616 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.959 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.747 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.531 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.012 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.626 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.517 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.121 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.123 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.717 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.221 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.921 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.61 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2973 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.819 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.923 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.820 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.618 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.66 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.728 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.59 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.940 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.727 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.729 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.626 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.553 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 4.28 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 447
  41. 1.516 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.54 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.832 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.715 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.219 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.819 km ENE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.84 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.727 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.539 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.822 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.57 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.633 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.665 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.631 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.82 km ENE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.631 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.27 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 2.245 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.513 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.415 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 6
  4. 1.528 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.223 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.637 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.858 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.243 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.911 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.93 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.538 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.64 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.518 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.824 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.523 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.962 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.05 km ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.99 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.733 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away

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