Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 11 km E of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11 km E of Willow, Alaska on Wed, May 13, 2020, 7:21 AM AKDT (15:21 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-13 15:21:13 UTC
Depth
38.1 km (23.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.746° N, 149.828° 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
89

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.14 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 19
  2. 1.66 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.627 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.332 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.51 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.627 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.611 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.718 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.62 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.48 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 44 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.330 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.64 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.914 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.93 km N of Lakes, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.744 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.949 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.14 km NNE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.622 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.55 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.624 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.911 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.45 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.826 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.631 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.135 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.710 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.714 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.64 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.76 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.35 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.831 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.924 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  33. 2.423 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.66 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.57 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.65 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.03 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.625 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.310 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.830 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.547 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.67 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.07 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.620 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.520 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.55 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.14 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.934 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.412 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.917 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.65 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.229 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 2.25 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.624 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.726 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.819 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 80 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.86 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.89 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.611 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 43 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2314 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 2.533 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.522 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.621 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.319 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.66 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2334 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.316 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.524 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.612 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.633 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.535 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 10
  12. 1.73 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.517 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.629 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.77 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.915 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.28 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.628 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.836 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.60 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02065v2ja2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.