Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km W of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km W of Willow, Alaska on Wed, May 9, 2018, 1:42 PM AKDT (21:42 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 25 km SW of Susitna, 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
2018-05-09 21:42:33 UTC
Depth
37.6 km (23.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.736° N, 150.315° 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
46

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.819 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.79 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 55 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.331 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.028 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.623 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.07 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.625 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.923 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.334 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.522 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.535 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.82 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.947 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.119 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 64 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.617 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.730 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 107 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.615 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.622 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.615 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.71 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.59 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.66 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.729 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.637 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.928 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.757 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.75 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.915 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.711 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.62 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 40 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.713 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.63 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.533 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.05 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.65 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.927 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.728 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.119 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.87 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.833 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.133 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 88 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.127 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.13 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.917 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  47. 1.633 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.726 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.923 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.717 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.938 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.943 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.811 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.75 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 50 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.026 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.911 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 59 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3053 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.335 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 82 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.620 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.79 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.728 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.640 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.527 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.421 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 7
  5. 1.748 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.652 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.922 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.529 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 104 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.76 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.628 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.750 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.626 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.615 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.526 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.422 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.621 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.627 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.638 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.526 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.647 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0185xp2y34 (also filed as ak19400392). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.