Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27 km NW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27 km NW of Willow, Alaska on Wed, Aug 11, 2021, 4:12 PM AKDT (00:12 UTC), 51 km (32 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-12 00:12:55 UTC
Depth
51.2 km (31.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.910° 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
49

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 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.330 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 60 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 401
  3. 1.68 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.310 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.034 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.912 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.557 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.432 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.539 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.81 km NNW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.726 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.831 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 115 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.832 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 60 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.616 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.626 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.613 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 69 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.815 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.541 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.9Central Alaska · 1867 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.328 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 69 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.733 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AK · 1867 days ago · 62 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.97 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.86 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.227 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.546 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 94 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.56 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 81 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.537 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.624 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1864 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.548 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 93 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.83 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.720 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.640 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.33 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.542 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 109 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.637 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.746 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 119 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.833 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.123 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.538 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 119 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.727 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.827 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.57 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.014 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.939 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.513 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.518 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.11 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.128 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 49 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.932 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.626 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.9Central Alaska · 1858 days ago · 64 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.618 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.613 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.53 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 55 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.515 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.920 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.320 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.611 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.87 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.734 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.923 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.614 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.67 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.553 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.929 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.519 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.730 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 60 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 76
  10. 2.122 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.017 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 96 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.516 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 46 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.98 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.527 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.510 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.34 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 81 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.737 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.636 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 75 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.524 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.624 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 73 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aaggffk. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC.