Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Thu, Sep 23, 2021, 5:21 AM AKDT (13:21 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-23 13:21:51 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.856° N, 149.222° 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
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 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.59 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.89 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.511 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.010 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.89 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.812 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.759 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.21 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 18
  11. 1.671 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.42 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.058 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.626 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.322 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.76 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.617 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.645 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.937 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.015 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.626 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.812 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.15 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.824 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.927 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.047 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.611 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 3.026 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.515 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.539 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.77 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.643 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.653 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.17 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.61 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.019 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.825 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.924 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.529 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.013 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.175 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.514 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.648 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.550 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.520 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.79 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 30
  47. 1.69 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.511 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.55 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 51 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.622 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.59 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.824 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.35 km W of Houston, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.74 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.65 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.872 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.529 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.42 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.815 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.27 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.75 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.717 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.27 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.930 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.57 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.770 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.516 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.70 km NNE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.00 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.64 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.815 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.98 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.911 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.622 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.560 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.520 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.66 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.930 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021c84tk3v. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC.