Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Sun, Dec 11, 2022, 7:12 PM AKST (04:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 10 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-12 04:12:13 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.856° N, 149.254° 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
47

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 150 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km W of Houston, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1390 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1390 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.69 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.619 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.67 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.827 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.5Central Alaska · 1389 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.118 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.633 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.519 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.624 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.69 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.613 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.827 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.764 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.626 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.231 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.571 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.617 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.028 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.528 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.710 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.733 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.223 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.930 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.62 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.918 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.929 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.64 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.630 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.764 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.66 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.622 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.510 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.719 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.614 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.937 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.532 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.514 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.812 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.717 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.628 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.943 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.745 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.541 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.522 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.827 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.67 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.533 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1380 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.014 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.535 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.623 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.58 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.23 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.513 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 3.015 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.518 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.812 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.84 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.513 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.43 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.611 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.812 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.512 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 9
  8. 2.033 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.61 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.540 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.56 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.632 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.663 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.65 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.832 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.63 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.627 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1395 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.524 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022fwaeetf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC.