Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km WNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Willow, Alaska on Fri, Oct 26, 2018, 5:46 AM AKDT (13:46 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-10-26 13:46:57 UTC
Depth
53.8 km (33.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.792° N, 150.415° 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
30

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 143 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.512 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.914 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.550 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.646 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.733 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.529 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.929 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 93 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.921 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.78 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.524 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.623 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 67 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.614 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 61 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.92 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.222 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.522 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 67 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.723 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 62 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.741 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.25 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.524 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.930 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.46 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.744 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.921 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.614 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.825 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.226 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.837 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.831 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 61 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.622 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.79 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.76 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.55 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.937 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 93 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.331 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 86 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.524 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.523 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.87 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 51 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.919 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 59 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.919 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.728 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.730 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.246 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.613 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2887 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.810 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.115 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.716 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.319 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.614 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.116 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.924 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.620 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.643 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 94 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 3.448 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.732 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.928 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 88 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.726 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.726 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2896 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.116 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.842 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 76 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.644 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.522 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.722 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 57 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.631 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.712 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.621 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.917 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.513 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.5Central Alaska · 2898 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.426 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.621 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.721 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.833 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.547 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.837 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.122 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.752 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018dqppdv6 (also filed as ak20310742). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.