Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 20 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 20 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Fri, Jan 13, 2023, 7:05 AM AKST (16:05 UTC), 41 km (25 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-13 16:05:11 UTC
Depth
40.9 km (25.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.923° N, 149.291° 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
109

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. 1.83 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.710 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.013 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1360 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.215 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.113 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.529 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.95 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1358 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.619 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.734 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.510 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 791 · tsunami flag
  13. 2.613 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  14. 1.512 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 40
  15. 1.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 12
  16. 1.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  17. 1.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.974 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.33 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.818 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.53 km ENE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.540 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.6Central Alaska · 1356 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.64 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.929 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.521 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.613 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.624 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.524 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.87 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.817 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.827 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.58 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.513 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.917 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.54 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.6Central Alaska · 1351 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.814 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.532 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.55 km N of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.515 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.69 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1350 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.98 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.18 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.816 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.03 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.051 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.730 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.6Central Alaska · 1345 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.628 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.610 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.517 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.520 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.618 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.642 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.940 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.018 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.646 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.837 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.75 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.919 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.515 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.221 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.524 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.524 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.021 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.213 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.61 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.132 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.64 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.737 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.223 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.69 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.141 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.442 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.93 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 11
  19. 2.18 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.646 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023lrjjhb. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC.