Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km NE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Willow, Alaska on Tue, Dec 21, 2021, 10:22 AM AKST (19:22 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 50 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-21 19:22:26 UTC
Depth
57.9 km (36.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.859° N, 149.828° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.534 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.650 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.55 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.047 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.22 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 33
  8. 2.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.522 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 60 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.716 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.532 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.134 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.836 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.732 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.55 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.825 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.836 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.62 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.021 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.210 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.76 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.828 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.916 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.615 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.620 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.51 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.515 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.612 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.12 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.91 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 9
  33. 1.54 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 3.011 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 50 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 4
  35. 1.650 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.62 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.624 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.441 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.90 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 10
  40. 1.87 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.512 km SW of Knik River, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.813 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.639 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.428 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.64 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 56 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.910 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.636 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.69 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.26 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.215 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.525 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.922 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.531 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.810 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.620 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.929 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.518 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.56 km SSE of Knik, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gbf87ir. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.