Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Fri, Aug 16, 2024, 1:42 PM AKDT (21:42 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km SE of Big Lake, 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
2024-08-16 21:42:46 UTC
Depth
45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.831° N, 149.595° 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
42

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.535 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 778 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.64 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 778 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.615 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 778 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.641 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 777 days ago · 49 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.643 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 777 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.527 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 777 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.142 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 776 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.937 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 776 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.616 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 776 days ago · 42 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.63 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 776 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.855 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 776 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.611 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 776 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.913 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 775 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.412 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 775 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.614 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 775 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.913 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 775 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.812 km E of Willow, Alaska · 774 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.615 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 774 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 774 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.45 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 773 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.925 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 772 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.56 km W of Houston, Alaska · 771 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.112 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 771 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.930 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 771 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.023 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 771 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.513 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 770 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.924 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 770 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.534 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 769 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.66 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 769 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.58 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 769 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.217 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 768 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.667 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 768 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.46 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 768 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.717 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.631 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 767 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.731 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.53 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 767 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.243 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 767 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.928 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.714 km W of Willow, Alaska · 767 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.022 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 766 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.55 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 766 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.04 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 766 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.926 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 766 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.516 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 766 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.59 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 766 days ago · 38 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.526 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 766 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.634 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 766 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.924 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 765 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.716 km ENE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 765 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.914 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 765 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.47 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 765 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.025 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 765 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.924 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 765 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.57 km NNE of Eagle River, Alaska · 764 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.540 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 764 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.510 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 764 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.639 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 764 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.614 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 764 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 763 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.619 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 778 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.626 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 779 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.68 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 779 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 238
  4. 1.625 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 780 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.410 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 781 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.49 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 781 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.924 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 782 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.226 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 782 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.726 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 782 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.16 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 783 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.752 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 783 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.025 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 783 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.846 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 783 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.038 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 783 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.64 km W of Chickaloon, Alaska · 784 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.01 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 784 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.113 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 784 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.828 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 784 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.04 km WNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.118 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 785 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024aj2toe7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.