M2.6 earthquake 19 km N of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 19 km N of Willow, Alaska on Sun, Dec 17, 1995, 9:06 PM AKST (06:06 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 43 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 148.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak995g68s68s (also filed as usp000796c). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.