Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 23 km W of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 23 km W of Willow, Alaska on Thu, Jan 23, 2020, 6:56 AM AKST (15:56 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-23 15:56:51 UTC
Depth
43.1 km (26.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.769° N, 150.486° 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
58

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.620 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.52 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2440 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.715 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 48 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.770 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.56 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.910 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.724 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.440 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 113 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.924 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.116 km WNW of Willow, AK · 2438 days ago · 49 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 5
  14. 1.63 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.256 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.49 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.722 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 3.132 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 69 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.723 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.717 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.527 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.525 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 98 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.513 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.58 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2436 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.634 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 76 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.529 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 59 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.65 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.045 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 102 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.94 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 40 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.68 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.725 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 59 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.520 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.521 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 82 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.98 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.910 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.920 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 42 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.56 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.813 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.418 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.84 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.647 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.524 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.511 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.526 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2431 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.727 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 64 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.324 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.423 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.642 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.911 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.747 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.112 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.141 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.522 km NW of Chase, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.016 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.55 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.528 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.64 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.839 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.035 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.616 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 66 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.77 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.617 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.529 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.47 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 33
  10. 1.54 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.76 km S of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.14 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2442 days ago · 126 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.68 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.842 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.94 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.036 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.649 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 100 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.02 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.69 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02012amlhb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.