Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km SSW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Nov 1, 2021, 11:59 AM AKDT (19:59 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 24 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-01 19:59:44 UTC
Depth
44.1 km (27.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.642° N, 150.096° 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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.714 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.619 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.77 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.516 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.624 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.229 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.727 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 74 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.524 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.58 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.849 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.815 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 87 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.511 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.612 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 9
  15. 1.53 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.522 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.535 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.539 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.38 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.911 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.734 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.625 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.822 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.020 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.730 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1784 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.019 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.613 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.417 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.515 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.08 km S of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 163 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.841 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.624 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.223 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 58 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 3.415 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 19
  37. 2.76 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  38. 1.727 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.74 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.716 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1783 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.814 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.516 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.03 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.932 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.417 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.65 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 53 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.017 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.03 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 52 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.713 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.115 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.532 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.932 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.517 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 60 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.813 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.115 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 3.126 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 12
  58. 2.238 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.824 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.82 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.82 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.628 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.08 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.517 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.925 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.92 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 55 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 55 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.510 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.630 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.75 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.86 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.525 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 64 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.630 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.510 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.630 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.530 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.811 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.721 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away

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