Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 11:26 AM AKDT (19:26 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-21 19:26:16 UTC
Depth
44.1 km (27.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.797° N, 149.565° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.848 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2014 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.99 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.128 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.715 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.52 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.95 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.714 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.99 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.059 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.530 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.18 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 40 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.629 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.821 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.819 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.828 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.816 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.520 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.614 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.127 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.517 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.535 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.815 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.55 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.99 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2008 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.118 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.45 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.86 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.73 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.614 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.510 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.67 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.317 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 51 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.71 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.75 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.49 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.63 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.819 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.23 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.723 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.750 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.519 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.725 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.633 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.626 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.568 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.424 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.728 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.04 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.38 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2001 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.59 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.09 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 3.035 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.66 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.53 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.118 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.65 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 40 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.63 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.59 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.73 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.533 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.67 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.620 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.67 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.316 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.92 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.03 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.739 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.111 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.923 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.5Central Alaska · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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