Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 23 km N of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km N of Willow, Alaska on Sat, May 29, 2021, 3:58 PM AKDT (23:58 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-29 23:58:28 UTC
Depth
30.1 km (18.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.955° N, 150.083° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
28

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 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 95 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.62 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.04 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.812 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.517 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.28 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.328 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 11
  8. 2.54 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.935 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.632 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.15 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.631 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.431 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.56 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.75 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.43 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.93 km ENE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 12
  18. 1.81 km WNW of Wasilla, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.720 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 80 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.510 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.521 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.824 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.519 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.817 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.349 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.238 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.727 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.88 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.826 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.034 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.84 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.528 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.826 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 3.413 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 10
  35. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.611 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.120 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.527 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1934 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.912 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
  41. 1.626 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.029 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.05 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.06 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.741 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.542 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.05 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.58 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.224 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.544 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.920 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.634 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.723 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.47 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 3.014 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 7
  56. 3.315 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 7
  57. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1930 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.846 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.523 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.821 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1945 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.714 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.99 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.621 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.96 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.66 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.621 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.64 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.734 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.530 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.139 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 93 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.04 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.549 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.336 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.96 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.613 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.610 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.444 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216ut468m. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.