Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 33 km NW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 33 km NW of Willow, Alaska on Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 8:59 AM AKST (17:59 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-12 17:59:22 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.984° N, 150.435° 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
44

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 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.520 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 105 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.723 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.02 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.841 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.226 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.12 km NNE of Knik, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.66 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.62 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.519 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.631 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.5Central Alaska · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.923 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.111 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.739 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.03 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.92 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.537 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 83 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.045 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 82 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.815 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.316 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.67 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.620 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 72 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.67 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.047 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.834 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 92 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.73 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.59 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.63 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.542 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.510 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.637 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.65 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.118 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.53 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.618 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.750 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2014 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.547 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.99 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.84 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.128 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.715 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.52 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.95 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.714 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.99 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.530 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.18 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.629 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.637 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.821 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.647 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 101 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.68 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.625 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.712 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.96 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.516 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.535 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.646 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.638 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.716 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.032 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 107 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 67 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.814 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 77 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.951 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.632 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 64 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.846 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.621 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 87 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.743 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 95 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.931 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.929 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.62 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 73 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02139pmpa4. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.