Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Mon, Jan 19, 2026, 12:07 PM AKST (21:07 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 8 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-19 21:07:13 UTC
Depth
20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.797° N, 149.525° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
36

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.018 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 258 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.916 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 258 days ago · 21 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 258 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.64 km W of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 258 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.631 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 258 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.518 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 257 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.620 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 257 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.318 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 257 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.616 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.524 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 257 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.55 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 257 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.05 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 257 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.025 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 256 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.336 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 256 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.524 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 256 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.838 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 256 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.515 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 256 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.928 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 256 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.531 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 256 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.617 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 256 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.827 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 256 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.531 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 256 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.62 km S of Houston, Alaska · 255 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.711 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 255 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.63 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 255 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.529 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 255 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.73 km W of Willow, Alaska · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.613 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 255 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.05 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 254 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.76 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 254 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.26 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 254 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 254 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.735 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 254 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.73 km E of Gateway, Alaska · 253 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.821 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 253 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.65 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 253 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.58 km WNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 253 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.523 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 253 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.736 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 253 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.724 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 253 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.522 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 253 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.539 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 253 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.827 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.933 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 253 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.69 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 253 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.911 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 252 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.57 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.818 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 252 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.720 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 252 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.826 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 252 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.813 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 252 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.813 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.89 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.929 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 252 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.623 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.49 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.07 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.47 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 251 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 3.54 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 251 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 81
  60. 1.76 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 251 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.832 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 258 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.935 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 258 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 258 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.524 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 258 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.622 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 258 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.028 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 258 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.117 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 258 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.915 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 259 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.60 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 259 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.513 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 259 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.711 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 259 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.014 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 259 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.617 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 259 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.748 km E of Chase, Alaska · 259 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.325 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 259 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.93 km N of Houston, Alaska · 259 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.835 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 260 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.822 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 260 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.134 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 260 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 95
  20. 1.88 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 260 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026birbvf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC.