M1.5 earthquake 16 km NW of Willow, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, Dec 6, 2016, 10:04 AM AKST

UTC

2016-12-06 19:04:06 UTC

Depth

11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.849° N, 150.263° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

32

• Willow, AlaskaPopulation 2,102. Forecast16 kmNW
• Knik-Fairview, AlaskaPopulation 14,923. Forecast51 kmNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast73 kmNNW

After

1. 2.14 km ENE of Houston, AlaskaTue, Dec 6, 10:48 AM AKST · 3590 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
2. 1.727 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Dec 6, 10:26 PM AKST · 3589 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
3. 1.717 km ENE of Eagle River, AlaskaWed, Dec 7, 3:27 PM AKST · 3588 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.826 km W of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Dec 7, 5:59 PM AKST · 3588 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
5. 1.523 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Dec 7, 10:57 PM AKST · 3588 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
6. 1.622 km E of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Dec 8, 11:48 AM AKST · 3587 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
7. 2.415 km E of Susitna North, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 12:05 AM AKST · 3587 days ago · 49 km deep · 49 km away
8. 1.920 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 1:53 AM AKST · 3587 days ago · 60 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.33 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 4:23 AM AKST · 3587 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.613 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 8:32 AM AKST · 3587 days ago · 55 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.21 km S of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST · 3586 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.4Southern AlaskaSat, Dec 10, 4:31 AM AKST · 3586 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
13. 1.931 km WSW of Petersville, AlaskaSat, Dec 10, 6:34 PM AKST · 3585 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.721 km ESE of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 2:37 AM AKST · 3585 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
15. 1.919 km N of Fishhook, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 8:55 AM AKST · 3585 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
16. 1.639 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 10:13 AM AKST · 3585 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
17. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 11:35 AM AKST · 3584 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
18. 1.73 km S of Houston, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 11:44 AM AKST · 3584 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
19. 2.516 km S of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 9:41 PM AKST · 3584 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
20. 1.521 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 5:15 AM AKST · 3583 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
21. 1.836 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 3:37 PM AKST · 3582 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
22. 2.18 km N of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 10:01 PM AKST · 3582 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
23. 2.524 km WNW of Petersville, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 11:02 PM AKST · 3582 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
24. 1.941 km N of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 11:45 PM AKST · 3582 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
25. 1.827 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 7:21 AM AKST · 3582 days ago · 57 km deep · 26 km away
26. 1.613 km NNE of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 12:44 PM AKST · 3581 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
27. 1.67 km WSW of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 1:55 PM AKST · 3581 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
28. 1.928 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 2:35 PM AKST · 3581 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
29. 3.329 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 4:31 PM AKST · 3581 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8
30. 3.327 km E of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 4:31 PM AKST · 3581 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
31. 1.719 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 8:23 PM AKST · 3581 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
32. 1.526 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 9:48 PM AKST · 3581 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
33. 1.811 km S of Trapper Creek, AlaskaThu, Dec 15, 1:22 AM AKST · 3581 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
34. 1.921 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaThu, Dec 15, 3:27 AM AKST · 3581 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
35. 1.97 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaThu, Dec 15, 1:21 PM AKST · 3580 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
36. 1.510 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Dec 15, 6:28 PM AKST · 3580 days ago · 84 km deep · 62 km away
37. 1.727 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Dec 16, 7:24 AM AKST · 3580 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
38. 1.513 km NNE of Susitna North, AlaskaFri, Dec 16, 7:53 AM AKST · 3580 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
39. 1.519 km WNW of Fishhook, AlaskaFri, Dec 16, 12:07 PM AKST · 3579 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
40. 1.512 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Dec 16, 6:27 PM AKST · 3579 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
41. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, AlaskaFri, Dec 16, 7:12 PM AKST · 3579 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
42. 1.742 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 2:20 AM AKST · 3579 days ago · 91 km deep · 90 km away
43. 3.53 km SW of Big Lake, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 4:12 AM AKST · 3579 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 33
44. 2.118 km SW of Petersville, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 4:37 AM AKST · 3579 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
45. 1.6Southern AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 8:49 AM AKST · 3579 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
46. 1.613 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 8:54 AM AKST · 3579 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
47. 1.633 km W of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 7:25 PM AKST · 3578 days ago · 121 km deep · 93 km away
48. 1.618 km ENE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 8:47 PM AKST · 3578 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
49. 2.124 km ESE of Susitna North, AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 1:08 AM AKST · 3578 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
50. 1.613 km SW of Petersville, AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 7:41 AM AKST · 3578 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
51. 2.711 km W of Houston, AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 9:28 AM AKST · 3578 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
52. 2.3Southern AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 12:17 PM AKST · 3577 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
53. 1.823 km SW of Petersville, AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 2:08 PM AKST · 3577 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
54. 1.627 km WNW of Petersville, AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 2:47 PM AKST · 3577 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
55. 1.511 km NNW of Petersville, AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 8:32 PM AKST · 3577 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
56. 1.626 km WNW of Petersville, AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 11:11 PM AKST · 3577 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
57. 2.039 km E of Chase, AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 11:52 PM AKST · 3577 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
58. 1.927 km NW of Willow, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 3:00 AM AKST · 3577 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
59. 1.829 km SSW of Petersville, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 3:48 AM AKST · 3577 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
60. 1.650 km E of Chase, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 9:01 PM AKST · 3576 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 1.823 km W of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Dec 6, 1:45 AM AKST · 3590 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
2. 1.826 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Dec 5, 4:25 PM AKST · 3590 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
3. 1.534 km NW of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Dec 5, 10:57 AM AKST · 3591 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.611 km SE of Petersville, AlaskaSun, Dec 4, 11:10 PM AKST · 3591 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
5. 2.15 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSun, Dec 4, 2:26 PM AKST · 3591 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
6. 1.617 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Dec 4, 10:05 AM AKST · 3592 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
7. 1.713 km SE of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Dec 4, 7:28 AM AKST · 3592 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
8. 1.624 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Dec 4, 5:06 AM AKST · 3592 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
9. 4.226 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Dec 4, 4:15 AM AKST · 3592 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 145 · tsunami flag
10. 1.736 km ESE of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Dec 4, 2:12 AM AKST · 3592 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away
11. 2.0Central AlaskaSat, Dec 3, 7:06 PM AKST · 3592 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
12. 1.523 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Dec 3, 1:49 PM AKST · 3592 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away
13. 3.312 km SSE of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Dec 2, 11:04 PM AKST · 3593 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 51
14. 2.112 km ENE of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Dec 2, 11:45 AM AKST · 3593 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
15. 1.734 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Dec 2, 11:02 AM AKST · 3594 days ago · 115 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.630 km W of Petersville, AlaskaFri, Dec 2, 6:58 AM AKST · 3594 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.916 km NW of Willow, AlaskaFri, Dec 2, 6:08 AM AKST · 3594 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.231 km SSW of Petersville, AlaskaThu, Dec 1, 9:25 PM AKST · 3594 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
19. 1.534 km WSW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Dec 1, 5:05 PM AKST · 3594 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
20. 3.217 km NW of Willow, AlaskaThu, Dec 1, 2:55 PM AKST · 3594 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016fo9lg9e (also filed as ak14636814). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.