Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Wed, Dec 9, 2020, 10:01 AM AKST (19:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-09 19:01:12 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.876° N, 149.286° 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
42

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 150 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.122 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.328 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.629 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.85 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.37 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 74
  9. 2.08 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.69 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.515 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.513 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 52 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.58 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.57 km ESE of Susitna North, AK · 2119 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.677 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.933 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.830 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.77 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.217 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.56 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.530 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.67 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.715 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.026 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.57 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.516 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 3.416 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 44
  29. 1.929 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.944 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.812 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.741 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 3.514 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 29
  34. 1.87 km W of Susitna North, AK · 2113 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.95 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.75 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.94 km E of Houston, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.16 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.525 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2113 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.7Central Alaska · 2113 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.610 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.818 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.22 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.17 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 3.044 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.625 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.624 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.98 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.621 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.620 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.922 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.517 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.717 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2109 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.812 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.513 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.880 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.0Central Alaska · 2108 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.511 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.25 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.621 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.79 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.817 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.75 km NNE of Lakes, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.918 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.72 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.130 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.57 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.623 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.95 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  14. 1.84 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.613 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.527 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.753 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.922 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away

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