Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Sun, Aug 11, 2019, 5:50 PM AKDT (01:50 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 28 km NW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-12 01:50:56 UTC
Depth
38.6 km (24.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.798° N, 149.574° 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
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.25 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 67
  3. 1.625 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.93 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.24 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.84 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.517 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.028 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.825 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.611 km SSE of Susitna North, AK · 2604 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2604 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2603 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.514 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.313 km W of Chase, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.56 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.318 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.05 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 3.435 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 18
  20. 1.730 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.23 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.566 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.228 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.540 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2600 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.717 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.59 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.529 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.813 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.93 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.326 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 41 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.66 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.88 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 48 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.540 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.65 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.526 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.14 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.55 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.63 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.818 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 3.19 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 15
  43. 1.915 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.53 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.57 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.78 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.99 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.526 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.547 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.56 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.827 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.725 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.827 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.627 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.653 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.8Central Alaska · 2591 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.34 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.529 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.732 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.420 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.630 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.138 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.520 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.625 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.716 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 37 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.56 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.97 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.632 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.15 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2609 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.828 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.02 km SSW of Knik, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 51 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.51 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.06 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.24 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.94 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 11
  17. 1.935 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.727 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.60 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.82 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019aaha0bi. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.