Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 34 km WNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 34 km WNW of Willow, Alaska on Fri, Feb 16, 2018, 11:47 AM AKST (20:47 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-16 20:47:46 UTC
Depth
45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.857° N, 150.654° 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
99

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.958 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.94 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.533 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 61 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.939 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.242 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.714 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.919 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.843 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.86 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.819 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.735 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.55 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.227 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.211 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.131 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.512 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.616 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.810 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.517 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.513 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.144 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 121 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.044 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.756 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.62 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.91 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 84 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.617 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 54 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.511 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.728 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.911 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.644 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.129 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 92 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.012 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.829 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.515 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.940 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.73 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.716 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.625 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.617 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.920 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.66 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.510 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.010 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.138 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.545 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.825 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 71 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.26 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.825 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.025 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.518 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.77 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.617 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.668 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 115 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.76 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.717 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 84 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.219 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.023 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.117 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.52 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 57 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.824 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.617 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.629 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.024 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.124 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.411 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.761 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.044 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.520 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.830 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.616 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 88 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.941 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.524 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.626 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.940 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.515 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.525 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.832 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.611 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.58 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away

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