Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Fri, May 5, 2023, 1:45 AM AKDT (09:45 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 3 km SSW of Eagle River, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-05 09:45:49 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.909° N, 149.260° 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
56

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 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.557 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.122 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.826 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.92 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.931 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.423 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.811 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.630 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.013 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.858 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.650 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.511 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.710 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.536 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.337 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.522 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.58 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.832 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.514 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.526 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.867 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.728 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.647 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.816 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.625 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.654 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 3.34 km S of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 120
  30. 1.871 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.96 km SSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.623 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.118 km N of Hope, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1241 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.733 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1239 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.610 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.769 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 49 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1238 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.76 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 3.823 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 13
  43. 1.725 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.629 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.16 km ENE of Petersville, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 3.1Southern Alaska · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.935 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.622 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.514 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.514 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.5Central Alaska · 1236 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.233 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.6Central Alaska · 1235 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.829 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.943 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.815 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.633 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.411 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.62 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.125 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.727 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.017 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  3. 1.67 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.517 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.720 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.916 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.85 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.628 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.37 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.725 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.018 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.527 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.729 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.76 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.55 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.69 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.870 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.870 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.638 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.08 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0235qvt19b. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC.