Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km ENE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Willow, Alaska on Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 10:08 AM AKST (19:08 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-25 19:08:18 UTC
Depth
39.5 km (24.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.798° N, 149.839° 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
49

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. 3.016 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.73 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.525 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.517 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.626 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.510 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 47 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.516 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2470 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.84 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.64 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.04 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.74 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.55 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 51 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.87 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.628 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.218 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.820 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.623 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.517 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.519 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.522 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.531 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.817 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.51 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.95 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  27. 1.73 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.626 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.628 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.34 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.820 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.22 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.226 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.59 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.016 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.634 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.69 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.534 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.08 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.67 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.63 km WSW of Chase, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.62 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.1Central Alaska · 2463 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.617 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.226 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2463 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.99 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 12
  49. 1.620 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.624 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.64 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.626 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.53 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.65 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.713 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.45 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.112 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.613 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.524 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.529 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.514 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.826 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.74 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.04 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2471 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.620 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.58 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.08 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.611 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.54 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.515 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.55 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.56 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 220
  15. 1.636 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.717 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.915 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.415 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.53 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 50 km deep · 22 km away

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