Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 23 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 23 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Fri, Oct 16, 2020, 11:03 AM AKDT (19:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 2 km E of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-16 19:03:57 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.959° N, 149.236° 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
60

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.430 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.96 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.79 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.73 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.25 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.817 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.630 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.141 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.916 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.329 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.14 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 55
  13. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2172 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.941 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.141 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.97 km W of Chase, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.511 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.753 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.32 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.529 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.69 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.48 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.929 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 67 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.925 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.632 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.37 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.527 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.88 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.25 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.68 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.515 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.931 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.54 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2167 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.851 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2166 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.612 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.718 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2165 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.512 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.630 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.318 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.74 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.613 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.227 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.226 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.540 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.613 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.021 km SE of Eagle River, AK · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.813 km NE of Big Lake, AK · 2162 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.824 km SSE of Fishhook, AK · 2161 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.525 km SE of Susitna, AK · 2161 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.57.2 km NE of Point MacKenzie, AK · 2161 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.67 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.469 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.811 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.026 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.218 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.818 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.616 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 14
  4. 4.118 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 460 · tsunami flag
  5. 1.632 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.06 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.631 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.829 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.722 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.54 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.134 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.56 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.619 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.934 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.847 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.546 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.836 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away

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