Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Mon, Aug 31, 2020, 5:36 PM AKDT (01:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 18 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, 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
2020-09-01 01:36:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.910° N, 149.243° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.43 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.019 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.97 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.547 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.965 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.033 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 76 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.74 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.619 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.64 km N of Knik, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.63 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.610 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.316 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.331 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.123 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.623 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.86 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.610 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.510 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.67 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.519 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.58 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.735 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.511 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.810 km E of Petersville, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.428 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.464 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.527 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.515 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 4.07 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 183 · tsunami flag
  32. 2.83 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  33. 1.54 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.0Central Alaska · 2212 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.93 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  37. 2.44 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  38. 2.92 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 18
  39. 3.37 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 188
  40. 2.9Central Alaska · 2211 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 27
  41. 1.59 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.513 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.731 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.818 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.922 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.924 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.632 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.6Central Alaska · 2210 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.74 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.16 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.525 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 55 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.54 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.642 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.058 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.06 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.59 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.69 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.36 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.81 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.670 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 1.612 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.56 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.416 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.3Central Alaska · 2223 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.615 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.27 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.564 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.011 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.215 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.723 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.848 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.05 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.536 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.411 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.825 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.543 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.938 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.744 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.40 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.64 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away

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