Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22 km N of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km N of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Jan 27, 2020, 8:02 AM AKST (17:02 UTC), 45 km (28 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-27 17:02:17 UTC
Depth
45.3 km (28.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.945° N, 149.988° 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
29

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 144 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.132 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.723 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.717 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.527 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.525 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 98 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.513 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.58 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2436 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.634 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.529 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.65 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.94 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 40 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.68 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.725 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.520 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.521 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.98 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.910 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.920 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 42 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.56 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.813 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.418 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.84 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.524 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.526 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2432 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.727 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.324 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.423 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.911 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.112 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.522 km NW of Chase, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.837 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.016 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.55 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.623 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.832 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.729 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.961 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.86 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.96 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.525 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.512 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.928 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.518 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.711 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.614 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.74 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.330 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.822 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 80 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.627 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2425 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.55 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.77 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.023 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.529 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.546 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.49 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.545 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.63 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.116 km WNW of Willow, AK · 2439 days ago · 49 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.924 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 84 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.724 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.910 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.56 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.715 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.52 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.620 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.620 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.823 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.528 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.64 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.616 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 66 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.77 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.617 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.822 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.529 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02018xn7ej. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC.