Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km ENE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km ENE of Willow, Alaska on Wed, Nov 30, 2016, 3:08 PM AKST (00:08 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 26 km E of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Willow forecastMore in Alaska

Map

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

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-01 00:08:28 UTC
Depth
41.1 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.840° N, 149.679° 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.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
46

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.826 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.017 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 45 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.62 km WSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.626 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.64 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.217 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.231 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.916 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.112 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.025 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.312 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 51
  13. 1.523 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.917 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.0Central Alaska · 3592 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.736 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.226 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 145 · tsunami flag
  18. 1.624 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.713 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.617 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.15 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.611 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.826 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3589 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.516 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.14 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.727 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 76 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.717 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.826 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.622 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.415 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.920 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.33 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.613 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.4Southern Alaska · 3585 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 3.139 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.721 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.919 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.639 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.73 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.516 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.518 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.521 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.836 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.728 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.18 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.827 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.613 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.67 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.928 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 3.329 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 8
  54. 3.327 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.719 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.112 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.526 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.811 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.921 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.163 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.19 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.012 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.920 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 38 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.222 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.543 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.17 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 9
  7. 2.229 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.216 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.337 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.516 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.0Central Alaska · 3598 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.628 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.023 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 39 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.616 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.56 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.717 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 77 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.43 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.58 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.85 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.87 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016ffomdum (also filed as ak14508227). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC.