Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km NNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Willow, Alaska on Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 7:24 PM AKDT (03:24 UTC), 46 km (29 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-09 03:24:26 UTC
Depth
46.1 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.860° N, 150.123° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
43

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 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 158 · tsunami flag
  2. 1.839 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.113 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.616 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.510 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.61 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.530 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 69 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.25 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.25 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.121 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2397 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.512 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2396 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.04 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.315 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.75 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.728 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.019 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.428 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.039 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.931 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 56 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.230 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.524 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 84 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.66 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.029 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.525 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.817 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.83 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 40 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.029 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 98 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.812 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.736 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2391 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.752 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.412 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.747 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.533 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.512 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.048 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.148 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.58 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.1Central Alaska · 2389 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.929 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.67 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.68 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.55 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.812 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.19 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.019 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.721 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.99 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.521 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.62 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.518 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.53 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.536 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.624 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.612 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.737 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.526 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.543 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.23 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.532 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.85 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.225 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 98 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.63 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.520 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.85 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.514 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.628 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.528 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.647 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.53 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.826 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2405 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0203660g3n. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.