Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km ESE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Willow, Alaska on Sun, Sep 12, 2021, 10:00 PM AKDT (06:00 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 15 km WSW of Willow, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-13 06:00:01 UTC
Depth
38.8 km (24.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.723° N, 149.877° 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
42

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 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.520 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.631 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.525 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.925 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.826 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.119 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1836 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.517 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.911 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.514 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.82 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.237 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.22 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.531 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.522 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.951 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.930 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.66 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.520 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.560 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.622 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.911 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.98 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.527 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.815 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.80 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.64 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.57 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.00 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.70 km NNE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.516 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.57 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.57 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.930 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.27 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.717 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.638 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.526 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.75 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.27 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.612 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.86 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.59 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.89 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.511 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.010 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.89 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 44 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.733 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.812 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.759 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 3.21 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 18
  54. 1.931 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.42 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.626 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.130 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.322 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.76 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  60. 2.23 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.637 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.43 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 25
  4. 2.418 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.83 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.52 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.517 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.99 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.516 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.55 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.727 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.328 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.43 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.8Central Alaska · 1844 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.926 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.316 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.014 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 62 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.212 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.622 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.921 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021brh5g5a. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.