Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km NNE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Willow, Alaska on Thu, Nov 28, 2019, 12:11 AM AKST (09:11 UTC), 40 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
2019-11-28 09:11:46 UTC
Depth
40.4 km (25.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.819° N, 149.944° 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
33

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 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.82 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.737 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.74 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.530 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.51 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.54 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 44 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.915 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.67 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.08 km E of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.520 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.512 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.727 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.68 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.65 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.714 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.628 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.744 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.626 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 59 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.510 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.34 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.718 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.729 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.630 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.512 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.533 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.38 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.621 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.017 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.026 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.648 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.536 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.510 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.827 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.94 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.53 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.518 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.136 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.831 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.830 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.55 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.932 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 3.019 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  45. 2.127 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.024 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.631 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.523 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.942 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.96 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.53 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.917 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 3.58 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 11
  54. 1.55 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.221 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.220 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.725 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.819 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.50 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 38 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.211 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.90 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.821 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.63 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.58 km N of Point Possession, AK · 2498 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.81 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.042 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.740 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.55 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.025 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.927 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.51 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.38 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.921 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.542 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.524 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.815 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.51 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.523 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.931 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019f97ukry. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.