Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Thu, Jan 6, 2022, 6:33 PM AKST (03:33 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-07 03:33:06 UTC
Depth
34.4 km (21.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.780° N, 149.407° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
72

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.215 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.922 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.810 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.620 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.56 km SSE of Knik, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.573 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.015 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.115 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.411 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.626 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.620 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.714 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.022 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 45 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.726 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.616 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.057 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.720 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.726 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.07 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.55 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.610 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.56 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.747 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.630 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.55 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 6
  32. 1.646 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.56 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.42 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.656 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.528 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.815 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.98 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.23 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.52 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.522 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.017 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.514 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.52 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.619 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.530 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.520 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.816 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.717 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.719 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.525 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.91 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 52 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.96 km NNW of Lakes, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.88 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.526 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.636 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.51 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.976 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.64 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.428 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.639 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.813 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.512 km SW of Knik River, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.87 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.90 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 10
  8. 2.576 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.62 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 53 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.650 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.011 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 50 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.54 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.91 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 9
  14. 2.12 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.612 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.515 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.51 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.620 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.615 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022bmqtb9 (also filed as us7000g9ta). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.