Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Fri, Jan 3, 2020, 1:12 AM AKST (10:12 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 50 km NNE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-03 10:12:07 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.939° N, 149.437° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
29

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 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.53 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.713 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.45 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.112 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.613 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.524 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.529 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.02 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.56 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.012 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.63 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.54 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.638 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.817 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.59 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.839 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.935 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2458 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.93 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.5Central Alaska · 2457 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.87 km S of Knik, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.520 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.938 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.361 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2456 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.619 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2455 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.764 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.44 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.416 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.64 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.230 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.632 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 3.576 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.19 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.94 km NE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.711 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.53 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.620 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.53 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 3.822 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 55
  45. 1.724 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.929 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.512 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.16 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.515 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.75 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.473 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.529 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.820 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.66 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.935 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.528 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.94 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.02 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.019 km SW of Knik River, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.99 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 12
  2. 1.617 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.1Central Alaska · 2462 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.62 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.63 km WSW of Chase, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.442 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.67 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.08 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.69 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.016 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.226 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.22 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.820 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 56 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.34 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.628 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.626 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 70 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.73 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.95 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.51 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02054myop (also filed as us70006u59). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC.