M1.6 earthquake 26 km NW of Willow, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Jan 7, 2021, 7:38 PM AKST

UTC

2021-01-08 04:38:39 UTC

Depth

14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.939° N, 150.350° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

37

• Willow, AlaskaPopulation 2,102. Forecast27 kmNW
• Knik-Fairview, AlaskaPopulation 14,923. Forecast62 kmNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast84 kmNNW

After

1. 1.833 km N of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 9:37 PM AKST · 2088 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away
2. 1.740 km WSW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Jan 8, 8:18 AM AKST · 2087 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.515 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Jan 8, 9:41 AM AKST · 2087 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.523 km WNW of Petersville, AlaskaFri, Jan 8, 10:05 AM AKST · 2087 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaFri, Jan 8, 10:24 AM AKST · 2087 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
6. 2.2Southern AlaskaFri, Jan 8, 2:19 PM AKST · 2087 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.541 km W of Petersville, AlaskaFri, Jan 8, 4:50 PM AKST · 2087 days ago · 77 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.67 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Jan 8, 10:44 PM AKST · 2087 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away
9. 1.715 km ENE of Willow, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 12:08 AM AKST · 2087 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
10. 1.521 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 7:15 AM AKST · 2086 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
11. 2.231 km NNE of Petersville, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 10:19 AM AKST · 2086 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 5:26 PM AKST · 2086 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
13. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 6:14 PM AKST · 2086 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.533 km N of Chase, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 7:56 PM AKST · 2086 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.626 km NE of Susitna North, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 9:56 PM AKST · 2086 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
16. 2.312 km NNE of Willow, AlaskaSat, Jan 9, 11:05 PM AKST · 2086 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
17. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, Jan 10, 2:28 AM AKST · 2085 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
18. 1.725 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 10, 4:02 AM AKST · 2085 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.24 km NNW of Lakes, AlaskaSun, Jan 10, 10:32 AM AKST · 2085 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
20. 1.56 km E of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, Jan 10, 10:33 AM AKST · 2085 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
21. 1.539 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaSun, Jan 10, 10:39 AM AKST · 2085 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
22. 2.147 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 10, 12:44 PM AKST · 2085 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
23. 1.945 km WSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 10, 10:12 PM AKST · 2085 days ago · 124 km deep · 99 km away
24. 1.736 km W of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 3:22 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 110 km deep · 91 km away
25. 1.512 km S of Susitna North, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 3:50 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
26. 1.627 km NW of Petersville, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 6:20 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
27. 1.65 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 10:20 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
28. 1.88 km W of Houston, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 12:53 PM AKST · 2084 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
29. 1.633 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 1:09 PM AKST · 2084 days ago · 65 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
30. 1.742 km W of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 12:35 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
31. 2.414 km NNE of Houston, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 2:00 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
32. 1.84 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 2:20 AM AKST · 2083 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
33. 1.939 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 6:30 AM AKST · 2083 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.85 km S of Willow, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 7:18 AM AKST · 2083 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
35. 1.538 km NW of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 10:50 AM AKST · 2083 days ago · 93 km deep · 85 km away
36. 1.66 km SSE of Big Lake, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 12:46 PM AKST · 2083 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
37. 1.841 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 10:32 PM AKST · 2083 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
38. 1.5Central AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 10:53 PM AKST · 2083 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
39. 2.639 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Jan 13, 1:25 AM AKST · 2083 days ago · 109 km deep · 93 km away
40. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Jan 13, 11:51 AM AKST · 2082 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
41. 1.942 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Jan 13, 2:15 PM AKST · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
42. 1.816 km E of Lazy Mountain, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 8:13 AM AKST · 2081 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
43. 1.935 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 7:47 PM AKST · 2081 days ago · 97 km deep · 83 km away
44. 1.931 km W of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 8:13 PM AKST · 2081 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
45. 1.821 km E of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 8:47 PM AKST · 2081 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
46. 1.7Southern AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 12:48 AM AKST · 2081 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
47. 2.530 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 2:18 AM AKST · 2080 days ago · 67 km deep · 15 km away
48. 1.524 km NE of Willow, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 3:40 AM AKST · 2080 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
49. 1.513 km N of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 5:55 AM AKST · 2080 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
50. 1.57 km W of Houston, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 11:42 AM AKST · 2080 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
51. 1.82 km NW of Knik, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 12:56 PM AKST · 2080 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
52. 1.518 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 5:18 PM AKST · 2080 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
53. 1.7Central AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 10:14 PM AKST · 2080 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
54. 1.67 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Jan 16, 2:29 AM AKST · 2079 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
55. 2.123 km E of Talkeetna, AlaskaSat, Jan 16, 11:51 AM AKST · 2079 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
56. 1.739 km WSW of Petersville, AlaskaSat, Jan 16, 11:04 PM AKST · 2079 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
57. 2.338 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 17, 4:19 AM AKST · 2078 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away
58. 1.629 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 17, 11:02 AM AKST · 2078 days ago · 110 km deep · 79 km away
59. 1.6Southern AlaskaSun, Jan 17, 6:18 PM AKST · 2078 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
60. 1.941 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 3:22 AM AKST · 2077 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 4:16 PM AKST · 2088 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
2. 2.036 km N of Petersville, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 4:03 PM AKST · 2088 days ago · 88 km deep · 100 km away
3. 1.613 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 2:18 PM AKST · 2088 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
4. 1.824 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 11:56 AM AKST · 2088 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
5. 1.524 km ENE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 9:27 AM AKST · 2088 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
6. 1.833 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 6:38 AM AKST · 2088 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
7. 1.759 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 2:05 AM AKST · 2089 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.648 km NNW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jan 7, 12:43 AM AKST · 2089 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.513 km WNW of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Jan 6, 9:14 PM AKST · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.119 km N of Fishhook, AlaskaWed, Jan 6, 6:15 PM AKST · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
11. 2.038 km NE of Chase, AlaskaWed, Jan 6, 1:09 PM AKST · 2089 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.56 km N of Houston, AlaskaWed, Jan 6, 11:32 AM AKST · 2089 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
13. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Jan 6, 2:44 AM AKST · 2089 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away
14. 2.55 km WNW of Knik, AlaskaTue, Jan 5, 6:16 PM AKST · 2090 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
15. 1.51 km WSW of Houston, AlaskaTue, Jan 5, 5:41 PM AKST · 2090 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
16. 1.731 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jan 5, 4:04 PM AKST · 2090 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away
17. 1.531 km NE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jan 5, 11:34 AM AKST · 2090 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.613 km NNW of Willow, AlaskaTue, Jan 5, 12:06 AM AKST · 2091 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
19. 1.813 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Jan 4, 11:56 PM AKST · 2091 days ago · 79 km deep · 62 km away
20. 2.338 km NNE of Petersville, AlaskaMon, Jan 4, 8:22 PM AKST · 2091 days ago · 85 km deep · 100 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dawqlv. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC.