Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 12:31 PM AKDT (20:31 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-11 20:31:36 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.822° N, 149.517° 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
33

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 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1993 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.930 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.916 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.522 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.81 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.816 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.725 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.55 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.621 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.914 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.67 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.531 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.93 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.512 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.813 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.626 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.133 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.321 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.78 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.56 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.233 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.428 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.738 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.716 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4
  29. 3.12 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 9
  30. 1.530 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.627 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.731 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.98 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.838 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 3.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 5
  37. 1.558 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.17 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.950 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.920 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.665 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.88 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.153 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.842 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.844 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.824 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.021 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.79 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.140 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 4.8Southern Alaska · 1978 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1,122 · tsunami flag
  54. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.72 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.69 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.25 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.515 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.328 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.57 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.718 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.532 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.79 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.513 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 40 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.911 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.72 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.19 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.570 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.038 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.13 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.043 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1997 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.623 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 39 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.65 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.634 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.531 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away

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