Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22 km WNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Willow, Alaska on Sun, Dec 26, 2021, 8:01 AM AKST (17:01 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 15 km N of Fishhook, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-26 17:01:47 UTC
Depth
60.1 km (37.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.822° N, 150.432° 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
57

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. 2.215 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.441 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.525 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.922 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.531 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.810 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.929 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.341 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 94 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.518 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.56 km SSE of Knik, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.015 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.115 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 51 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.022 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.88 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.241 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.726 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.628 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 120 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.132 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 87 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.616 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.639 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.95 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.049 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.720 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 65 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.737 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.726 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.07 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.55 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.610 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.228 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.825 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.56 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.630 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.55 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 6
  37. 1.56 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.521 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 92 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 3.314 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.42 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.76 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.636 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 91 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.528 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.815 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 65 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.98 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.23 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.543 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 117 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.522 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.731 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.017 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.514 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.822 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.533 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.52 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.619 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.89 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.530 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.235 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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