Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 35 km NW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 35 km NW of Willow, Alaska on Sun, Jan 8, 2017, 7:35 PM AKST (04:35 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 52 km W of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-09 04:35:06 UTC
Depth
58.2 km (36.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.975° N, 150.518° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.4ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.4ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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
90

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 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km E of Houston, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.146 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.523 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.825 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.915 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.947 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.341 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.641 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 100 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 56 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.629 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3551 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.535 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.323 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.635 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 94 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.839 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.527 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.226 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.552 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.14 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.421 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 78 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.33 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.710 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.16 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.835 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 54 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.920 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.82 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.656 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.011 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 74 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.529 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 67 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.137 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.926 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.129 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.727 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 66 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.829 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 97 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.229 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.533 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 92 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.635 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.539 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.031 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 63 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.549 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.530 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 69 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.841 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.828 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.627 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.610 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.95 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.641 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.833 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.623 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.244 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.52 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.81 km E of Petersville, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.621 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3542 days ago · 64 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.522 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.210 km WSW of Chase, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.517 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 90 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.718 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.66 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.635 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 62 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.611 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.630 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.514 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.729 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.426 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.623 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.525 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.618 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.347 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 92 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.127 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.716 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 82 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.638 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.123 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.63 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.933 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.610 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.63 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017eyfdgn (also filed as ak15043123, us10007s2v). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.