M2.3 earthquake 5 km SE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Willow, Alaska on Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 12:08 AM AKDT (08:08 UTC), 11 km (7 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.032 · 126 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 137 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020cyid3so (also filed as us6000c6n7). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.