Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 0 km W of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 0 km W of Fishhook, Alaska on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 3:39 AM AKDT (11:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 3 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-15 11:39:58 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.745° N, 149.253° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.7 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 since this one and 156 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 6 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.129 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.912 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.730 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 6 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.743 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 6 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.430 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 5 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.751 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 5 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.327 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 5 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.862 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 5 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 5 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 5 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.810 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 26
  13. 2.17 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 4 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.827 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.56 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.315 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.524 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.819 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.322 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.46 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 41 hr ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.63 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 21 hr ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.114 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 20 hr ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.054 km E of Chase, Alaska · 19 hr ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.725 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.63 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 7 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.610 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 8 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.69 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 8 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.822 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 8 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.54 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 8 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.542 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 8 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.72 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 9 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.612 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 9 days ago · 51 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.251 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.442 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.25 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 11 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.610 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.041 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 34
  15. 2.026 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.749 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.65 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.84 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 11 days ago · 62 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.541 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 11 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.46 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 11 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026shoyyi. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.