Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 11 km SW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Willow, Alaska on Sun, Jan 29, 2017, 11:17 AM AKST (20:17 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 21 km N of Fishhook, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-29 20:17:27 UTC
Depth
45.2 km (28.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.687° N, 150.206° 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.

Stations used
84

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 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.041 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.517 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.732 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 77 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.524 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.55 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.526 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.74 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.58 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.943 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 99 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.618 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.58 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.69 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 49 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3531 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.916 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.723 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3529 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.428 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.75 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.85 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.88 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.615 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.318 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.813 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.644 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.632 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.823 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.63 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 49 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3525 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.535 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.510 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.930 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.521 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.530 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.318 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.610 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 56 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.810 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 38 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.620 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.79 km W of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.59 km WNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.710 km W of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.97 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.714 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3523 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 3.323 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.645 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.022 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.629 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.74 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.59 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.826 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.532 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.537 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.724 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.613 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.110 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.530 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.95 km S of Knik, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.520 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.616 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.624 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.530 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.428 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.16 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.645 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.623 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 71 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.638 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.719 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.58 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.76 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.524 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.67 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.651 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.759 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.525 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.011 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.68 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.98 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.515 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 48 km deep · 16 km away

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