Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km NW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Willow, Alaska on Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 8:42 AM AKST (17:42 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 14 km SSW of Willow, 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
2020-11-27 17:42:22 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.889° N, 150.309° 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
51

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.07 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 14
  2. 1.67 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.316 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.550 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.652 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.623 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.73 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.521 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.816 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.92 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.840 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.929 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.752 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.927 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.916 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.533 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 89 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.646 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.716 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 49 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.523 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.540 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.640 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.72 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  24. 1.51 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.648 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.022 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.552 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 87 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.528 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.58 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.729 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2129 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.5Central Alaska · 2129 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.717 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2129 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.93 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.619 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.76 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.629 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 62 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.614 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 3.013 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 10
  42. 1.75 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.519 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.019 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.922 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 69 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.449 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.753 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.629 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 69 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.845 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.527 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.613 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.84 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.926 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.95 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  57. 1.623 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.57 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.130 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.72 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.636 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.741 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.151 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 114 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.56 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.619 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.54 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.54 km NW of Lakes, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.717 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.517 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.618 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 181 · tsunami flag
  11. 1.711 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.523 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 68 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.114 km SE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.534 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.633 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 89 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.736 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 58 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.024 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 87 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.820 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.56 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.82 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away

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