Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km N of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km N of Willow, Alaska on Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 8:38 PM AKDT (04:38 UTC), 35 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-18 04:38:47 UTC
Depth
34.5 km (21.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.826° N, 150.067° 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
81

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 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.820 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.57 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.716 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.727 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.96 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.512 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.67 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.724 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.07 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.924 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.330 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.35 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 99
  14. 1.624 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.832 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.14 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.44 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.71 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.543 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.717 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 3.734 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 10
  22. 2.16 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.625 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.664 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.613 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.614 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.024 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.024 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.921 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.121 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.08 km SSE of Wasilla, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.017 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.132 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 98 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.58 km W of Knik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.631 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.623 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.530 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.534 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.641 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.68 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.811 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.614 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 53 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.514 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 89 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.322 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 39 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 3.221 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.011 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.831 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.635 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.828 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.86 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.047 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.621 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.530 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.812 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.82 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.824 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.624 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.524 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.636 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.551 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.620 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.125 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.517 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.148 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.651 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.16 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.648 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.513 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.61 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.314 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.728 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.123 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.819 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.626 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.25 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.923 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.721 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.55 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.96 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

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