Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 19 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 9:31 PM AKDT (05:31 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 50 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-12 05:31:23 UTC
Depth
37.6 km (23.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.802° N, 149.579° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
88

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 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.62 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.539 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.63 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.68 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.636 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.735 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.833 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.532 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.024 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.222 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.64 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.75 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.725 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.527 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.518 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.79 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.38 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 17
  20. 3.1Southern Alaska · 1508 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.78 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 3.143 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.58 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 97 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.59 km SW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.514 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.53 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.710 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.817 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.623 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.8Central Alaska · 1506 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1506 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.58 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.641 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.018 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.27 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 56 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.617 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.846 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.823 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.744 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.56 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.741 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  48. 3.342 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  49. 2.943 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.142 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.89 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.569 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.041 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.941 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.526 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.627 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.516 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.237 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  60. 3.98 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 149

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.57 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.825 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.619 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.614 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 41 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.26 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.97 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.714 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.328 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.68 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.713 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.619 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.628 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.34 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.768 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.142 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.13 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1518 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.86 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.03 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.65 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1519 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away

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