Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Fri, Aug 26, 2022, 6:45 AM AKDT (14:45 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-26 14:45:28 UTC
Depth
28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.779° N, 149.547° 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
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.844 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.535 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.8Central Alaska · 1496 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.524 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.225 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.17 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.512 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1496 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.215 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.70 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.625 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.65 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.811 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.541 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.7Central Alaska · 1494 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.92 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.527 km W of Hope, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.542 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.143 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.743 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.618 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.912 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.931 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.5Central Alaska · 1492 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.727 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.022 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.57 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.77 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.010 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.510 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.75 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.0Central Alaska · 1490 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.919 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.931 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.89 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.515 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.6Central Alaska · 1489 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.637 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1489 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.68 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.729 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.143 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 4.450 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.550 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.130 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.78 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.527 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.643 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.527 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.511 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.810 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.35 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.028 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.710 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.86 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.819 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.910 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.943 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.825 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.69 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6
  3. 3.98 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 149
  4. 2.237 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.516 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.627 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.526 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.941 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.041 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.569 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.89 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.142 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.943 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.342 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  16. 2.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.741 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.56 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022axuidbf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.