Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8 km W of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km W of Willow, Alaska on Wed, Jun 16, 2021, 12:48 AM AKDT (08:48 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M4.3 30 km WNW of Willow, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-16 08:48:05 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.733° N, 150.201° 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
46

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 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.714 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.416 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.713 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.113 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.527 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.77 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.631 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.86 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.530 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.834 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.57 km SSE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.741 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.714 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.525 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.518 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.635 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.55 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.95 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.95 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.8Central Alaska · 1922 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.117 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.617 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.920 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 102 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.614 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.47 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.632 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.014 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.622 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.819 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.87 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.518 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.56 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.724 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.62 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.716 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.77 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 3.94 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 204 · tsunami flag
  41. 1.615 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.97 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.718 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.15 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.038 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.817 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.834 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.64 km W of Eagle River, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.451 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.528 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.46 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.717 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.99 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 53 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.635 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.66 km WNW of Knik, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.67 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.962 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.87 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AK · 1914 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.7Central Alaska · 1914 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.1Central Alaska · 1914 days ago · 87 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.622 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.611 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.636 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.68 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.631 km SSW of Petersville, AK · 1929 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.511 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.716 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.00 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.946 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.621 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.523 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1931 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.315 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 7
  15. 3.014 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  16. 2.47 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.723 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.634 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.920 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.118 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0217obsq41. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC.