Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 8:00 AM AKDT (16:00 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 73 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-10 16:00:57 UTC
Depth
39.8 km (24.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.782° N, 149.482° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 195.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0214ln9rfn. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC.