Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km SW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km SW of Willow, Alaska on Tue, Nov 9, 2021, 4:54 AM AKST (13:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 28 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-09 13:54:20 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.658° N, 150.278° 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
55

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.128 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.650 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 92 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.820 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.531 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 66 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1761 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.627 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.912 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.511 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.59 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 44 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.88 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.78 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.65 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.727 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.027 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.620 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.627 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.522 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.79 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.840 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 97 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.741 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1758 days ago · 91 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.713 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.913 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.55 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.65 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 69 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.641 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 85 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.627 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.04 km NE of Knik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.549 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 84 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.923 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 94 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.517 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.817 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.724 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.925 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 62 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.533 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1756 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.536 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.51 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.532 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.822 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.58 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 61 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.512 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 46 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.127 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 59 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.812 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.032 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.524 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.712 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.73 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  52. 1.812 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.67 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.847 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1752 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.913 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.821 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.835 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.520 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.518 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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