Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km NW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Willow, Alaska on Fri, Mar 9, 2018, 3:56 AM AKST (12:56 UTC), 42 km (26 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-09 12:56:41 UTC
Depth
42.4 km (26.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.849° N, 150.207° 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
36

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 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.161 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.634 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.731 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 90 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.639 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.534 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.813 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.58 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3128 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.923 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.613 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.619 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.034 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.827 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.111 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.025 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.529 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.743 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 101 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.030 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 53 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.516 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 82 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.533 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 56 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.930 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.429 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.031 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.622 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.59 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.96 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.65 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.926 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.843 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.525 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.015 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 47 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.511 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.018 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.633 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.618 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.549 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.027 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3122 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.028 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.99 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.91 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.620 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.640 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.124 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.732 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.620 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.812 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.842 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.88 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.61 km NNE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.95 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.829 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.58 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.72 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.539 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.311 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.333 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.522 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.757 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.733 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 76 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.617 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.817 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.538 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.665 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.721 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.12 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.635 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.718 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.52 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.117 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.023 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.219 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.717 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 84 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.76 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.617 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.77 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.518 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.025 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.825 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away

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