Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 33 km WNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 33 km WNW of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 1:09 PM AKST (22:09 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 5 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-11 22:09:41 UTC
Depth
64.5 km (40.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.887° N, 150.595° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
60

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 181 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.742 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.414 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.84 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.85 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.538 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 93 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.66 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.5Central Alaska · 2083 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.639 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 73 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.942 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.935 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 97 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.931 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.821 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.910 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2080 days ago · 108 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.530 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 67 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.524 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.513 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.57 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.82 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.518 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.7Central Alaska · 2080 days ago · 87 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.67 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.123 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.657 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 116 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.739 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.338 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 92 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.629 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2078 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.752 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.941 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 80 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.010 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.58 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2077 days ago · 58 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.524 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 71 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.529 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.526 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.57 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.935 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 111 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.649 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.110 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.28 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  43. 1.555 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.928 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.525 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.68 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.55 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.745 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.511 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.933 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 86 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.67 km SW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 3.09 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 26
  54. 1.519 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.929 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 86 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.534 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.520 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.622 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 91 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.628 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.67 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.88 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.65 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.627 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.512 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.736 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 110 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.945 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 124 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.147 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.56 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.24 km NNW of Lakes, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.725 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 69 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.312 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.626 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.533 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 73 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.231 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.521 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.715 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.67 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 79 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ik2d95. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.