Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 6:42 AM AKDT (14:42 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km WSW 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
2024-09-12 14:42:36 UTC
Depth
30.2 km (18.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.792° N, 149.562° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 750 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.637 km E of Chase, Alaska · 750 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.630 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 750 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.640 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 750 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.572 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 750 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.422 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 749 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.545 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 749 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.96 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 749 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.85 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 748 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.525 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 748 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.657 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 748 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.925 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 748 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.734 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 748 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.717 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 748 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.617 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 747 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.622 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 747 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.822 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 747 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 6
  18. 1.522 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 747 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.55 km NNE of Anchorage, Alaska · 747 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.66 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 747 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.726 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 746 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.76 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 746 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.630 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 746 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.623 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 746 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.528 km E of Chase, Alaska · 745 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.551 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 744 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.98 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 744 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.620 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 744 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.523 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 744 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.83 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 743 days ago · 48 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.83 km E of Willow, Alaska · 743 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.733 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 743 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.914 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 743 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.727 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 742 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.725 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 742 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.732 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 742 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.128 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 742 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.520 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 741 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.012 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 740 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.636 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 740 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.18 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 740 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.513 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 740 days ago · 53 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.67 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 740 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.927 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 740 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.824 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 739 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.749 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 739 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.716 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 739 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.014 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 739 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.54 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 739 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.729 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 739 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.830 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 739 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.939 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 739 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 739 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.745 km E of Chase, Alaska · 738 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.512 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 738 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.08 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 738 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.025 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 738 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.259 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 737 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.526 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 736 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.629 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 735 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.625 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 750 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.66 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 750 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.163 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 751 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.524 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 751 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.627 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 751 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.66 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 751 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.731 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 752 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.524 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 752 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.625 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 752 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.924 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 753 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.842 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 753 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.526 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 753 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.56 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 754 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.932 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 754 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.811 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 754 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.530 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 754 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.832 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 754 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.729 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 755 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.927 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 755 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.53 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 755 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away

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