Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km NNE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Oct 21, 2019, 5:18 AM AKDT (13:18 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-10-21 13:18:08 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.825° N, 149.997° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 136 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.134 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.87 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.86 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 44 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.53 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.536 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.511 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.928 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.89 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.310 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.413 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.913 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2531 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.814 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.72 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.86 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.716 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.71 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.031 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.15 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.732 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.05 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.59 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.46 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.86 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.613 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.715 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.621 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.514 km ENE of Petersville, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.815 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.523 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 3.219 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 18
  34. 1.621 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.821 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.728 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.222 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.73 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.98 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.26 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.534 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.511 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.824 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.65 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.510 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 3.24 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 27
  48. 1.65 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.94 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.24 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.02 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.621 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.53 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.54 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.719 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.821 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.63 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.639 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.56 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.32 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.29 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.427 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 82 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.06 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.711 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 58 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.81 km E of Houston, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.825 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.513 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.55 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2537 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.14 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.935 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.67 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.612 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.822 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 69 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.57 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.57 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.023 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.016 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away

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