Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 16 km N of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 16 km N of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 11:27 AM AKDT (19:27 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
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-19 19:27:05 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.898° N, 149.987° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
125

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 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.12 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 9
  2. 1.816 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 85 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.530 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.942 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 88 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.627 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.944 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.98 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.838 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
  11. 2.17 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.640 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.920 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.665 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.88 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.153 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.842 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.634 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.727 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.844 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.824 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.021 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.79 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 4.8Southern Alaska · 1979 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1,122 · tsunami flag
  28. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.72 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.69 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.033 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.25 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.731 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 92 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.515 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.328 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.98 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  38. 1.833 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.335 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.123 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.716 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.632 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.13 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.610 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.915 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.114 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.567 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.624 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.410 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.83 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.031 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.718 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.74 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.321 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.35 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.934 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 3.030 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.718 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.035 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.738 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.428 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 69 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.233 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.78 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.321 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.133 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.626 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.813 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.512 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.93 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.649 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.531 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.67 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.914 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.621 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.133 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.55 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02150l1v2v (also filed as us6000e2yf). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC.