Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km W of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km W of Willow, Alaska on Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 5:20 PM AKDT (01:20 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 2 km E of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-03 01:20:08 UTC
Depth
51.9 km (32.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.752° N, 150.371° 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
32

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 148 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.425 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.622 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.716 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.95 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.527 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.62 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.23 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.620 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.636 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.633 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.546 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 87 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.521 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 81 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.15 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.56 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.64 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.18 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.07 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 6
  18. 2.222 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.131 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 69 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 316 · tsunami flag
  20. 1.69 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2185 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.212 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.35 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.928 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.79 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.719 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 85 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.66 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 3.334 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 51 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.835 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.918 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.023 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.963 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.526 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.66 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 12
  36. 1.611 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.35 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.514 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 3.816 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 59 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 70
  40. 1.836 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.233 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.934 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 68 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.619 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.624 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.56 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 52 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.134 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.54 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.722 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.829 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.631 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 51 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.06 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.248 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 4.118 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 460 · tsunami flag
  54. 2.616 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 14
  55. 1.818 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  56. 1.83 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.218 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.634 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.923 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.910 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.610 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.838 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.58 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.04 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.661 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.82 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.021 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.941 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 93 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.625 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.513 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.932 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.646 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 90 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.742 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.655 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 97 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.85 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.651 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.522 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.532 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 76 km deep · 33 km away

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