Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 30 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 30 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 4:29 PM AKDT (00:29 UTC), 43 km (27 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
2021-04-21 00:29:56 UTC
Depth
43.4 km (27.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.018° N, 149.261° 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
53

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 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.731 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.98 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 48 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.558 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.17 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.950 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.665 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.88 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.153 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.842 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.634 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.844 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.824 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.021 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.79 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 4.8Southern Alaska · 1978 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1,122 · tsunami flag
  22. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.72 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.69 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.673 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.25 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.328 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.560 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.98 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  31. 1.833 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.335 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.123 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.716 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.13 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.915 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.567 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.842 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.83 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.031 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.74 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.321 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.35 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 3.030 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.035 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.548 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.820 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  49. 1.616 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.128 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.666 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.720 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.519 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.654 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.556 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.74 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.540 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.56 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.67 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 78 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.12 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 9
  2. 2.716 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.428 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.233 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.78 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.321 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.133 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.626 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.813 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.512 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.93 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.67 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.621 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.548 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.725 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.755 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

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