Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km NNE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Willow, Alaska on Thu, Oct 7, 2021, 10:57 AM AKDT (18:57 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 35 km NE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-07 18:57:23 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.829° N, 150.002° 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
39

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 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.824 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.35 km W of Houston, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 52 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.633 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.727 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.74 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.529 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.42 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 48 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.815 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.530 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.623 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.521 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.26 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 46 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.023 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.615 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.134 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.530 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 66 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.827 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 95 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.114 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.56 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.530 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.56 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.522 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 3.021 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.523 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.626 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.721 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 61 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.223 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.37 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  32. 2.116 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.725 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.812 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.65 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.521 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 55 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.828 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.214 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.57 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.017 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.512 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.223 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 3.935 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 33
  45. 1.516 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.626 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.520 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.516 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.516 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.610 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.56 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.519 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 3.49 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  54. 1.749 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.620 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.519 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.519 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 66 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.117 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.610 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.913 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.625 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.622 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.135 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.55 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.511 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.69 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.79 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 30
  8. 1.632 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.550 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.648 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.514 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.512 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.013 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 51 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.611 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.529 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.924 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.825 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.736 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.623 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.117 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away

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