Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Mon, May 17, 2021, 8:39 AM AKDT (16:39 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-17 16:39:58 UTC
Depth
31.1 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.778° N, 149.454° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
38

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 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.719 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.618 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.73 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.36 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.66 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.548 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  8. 1.648 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.945 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.062 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.750 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.616 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.548 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.649 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.47 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.426 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.621 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.517 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.255 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.550 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.840 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.544 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.8Central Alaska · 1953 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.83 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.411 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 3.14 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 22
  27. 1.922 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.741 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.742 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.442 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.32 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.08 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.725 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.612 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.711 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.716 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.761 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.724 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.50 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.535 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.613 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.96 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.549 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.04 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.530 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.734 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.64 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.625 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.621 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.66 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.96 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.621 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.99 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.714 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.620 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1945 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.821 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.023 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.62 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.022 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.528 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.572 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.816 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.411 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.523 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.514 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.912 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.63 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.918 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.98 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.116 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.526 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.70 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.612 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.525 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.56 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216audyqb. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC.