Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 7:09 AM AKDT (15:09 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 35 km NE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-31 15:09:00 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.877° N, 149.283° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.87 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 48 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.717 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.864 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.81 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1849 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.77 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.74 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.56 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.97 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.15 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 12
  14. 1.515 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.511 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.520 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.99 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.026 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.519 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.313 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.628 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.969 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.527 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.743 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.69 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.751 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.921 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.622 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.212 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 3.014 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  31. 2.316 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.8Central Alaska · 1843 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.43 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.328 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.55 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.516 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 67 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.418 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.469 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 3.43 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 25
  40. 1.851 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 58 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.637 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.58 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.520 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.631 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.525 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.925 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.119 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1836 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.752 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.517 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.911 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.514 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.82 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.22 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.531 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.522 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.951 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.930 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.66 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.715 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.29 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.530 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.516 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.64 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.55 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.38 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.515 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.826 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.543 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.58 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.815 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.829 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.610 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.676 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.023 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.611 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.320 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.920 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.515 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b64krkv. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC.