Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 29 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 29 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 3:30 AM AKDT (11:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 54 km NNE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Fishhook forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-20 11:30:32 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.009° N, 149.297° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.68 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.113 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.55 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.812 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.19 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.721 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.99 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.564 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.62 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.551 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.53 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.129 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.65 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.431 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.923 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.913 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.734 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.529 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.527 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.711 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 3.38 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 28
  24. 2.66 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2379 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.525 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.530 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.8Central Alaska · 2379 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.834 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.62 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.77 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.07 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.739 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.623 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.532 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.956 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.625 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.121 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.255 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.627 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.017 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.811 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.854 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.935 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.022 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.522 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.625 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.526 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.311 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.57 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.017 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.73 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2373 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  55. 1.511 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 3.954 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.6Central Alaska · 2372 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.033 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.624 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.58 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.148 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.048 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.747 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.412 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.752 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2387 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.812 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.83 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 3.158 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 41 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.769 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.817 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.535 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.029 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.66 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.931 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.428 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.75 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.315 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0203ohq15d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.