Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km W of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km W of Fishhook, Alaska on Fri, May 8, 2020, 8:16 PM AKDT (04:16 UTC), 35 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-09 04:16:20 UTC
Depth
34.5 km (21.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.770° N, 149.524° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.629 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.517 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.73 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.612 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.524 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.316 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2333 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.66 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.319 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.621 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.522 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.211 km E of Willow, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.14 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 19
  15. 1.66 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.627 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.332 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.627 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.611 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.718 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.62 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.48 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.330 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.64 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.914 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.93 km N of Lakes, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.744 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.949 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.14 km NNE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.622 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.55 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.624 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.911 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.45 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.631 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.135 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.714 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.64 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.76 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.35 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.924 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  42. 2.423 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.66 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.57 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.65 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.03 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.625 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.830 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.67 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.07 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.620 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 37 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.520 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.55 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.457 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.14 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.865 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.934 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.412 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.917 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.65 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.28 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.628 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.836 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.60 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.29 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.57 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.019 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.712 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.52 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.720 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.93 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.821 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2340 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.13 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 45 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.720 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2341 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.14 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.521 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0205z2cbkz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.