Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km SSW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Dec 16, 2019, 2:42 PM AKST (23:42 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km ESE 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
2019-12-16 23:42:29 UTC
Depth
47.5 km (29.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.700° N, 150.094° 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
50

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 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.830 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 82 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.39 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.24 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 23
  4. 1.85 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 47 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.522 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2479 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.810 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 53 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.634 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.75 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.519 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.85 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.833 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 61 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.53 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.020 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.223 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.56 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.15 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.528 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.913 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  21. 1.629 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.227 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.75 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.926 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.620 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.518 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.65 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.433 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.06 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 46 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.715 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.426 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.634 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.04 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.652 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.927 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.86 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.022 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.53 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 50 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.415 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.915 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.717 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.636 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 3.56 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 220
  45. 1.515 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.54 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.611 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 46 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.08 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.642 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.58 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.620 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.935 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2472 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.04 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.74 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.826 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.514 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.611 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 3.016 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 45 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.524 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.631 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 86 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.630 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 52 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.816 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.253 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.712 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.115 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 62 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 226 · tsunami flag
  8. 1.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.555 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.031 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.130 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.822 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.56 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.526 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.529 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.612 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.823 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 45 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.520 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.129 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.56 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019g381i32. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.