M1.5 earthquake 24 km NE of Willow, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 3:40 AM AKST

UTC

2021-01-15 12:40:07 UTC

Depth

51.6 km (32.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.918° N, 149.746° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

36

• Willow, AlaskaPopulation 2,102. Forecast24 kmNE
• Knik-Fairview, AlaskaPopulation 14,923. Forecast46 kmN
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast78 kmN

After

1. 1.620 km SE of Chickaloon, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 6:25 AM AKST · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
2. 1.57 km W of Houston, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 11:42 AM AKST · 2080 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
3. 1.82 km NW of Knik, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 12:56 PM AKST · 2080 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
4. 1.518 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 5:18 PM AKST · 2080 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.67 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Jan 16, 2:29 AM AKST · 2080 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.123 km E of Talkeetna, AlaskaSat, Jan 16, 11:51 AM AKST · 2079 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
7. 2.131 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaSun, Jan 17, 10:57 AM AKST · 2078 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.133 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaSun, Jan 17, 2:25 PM AKST · 2078 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.331 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaSun, Jan 17, 5:08 PM AKST · 2078 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.6Southern AlaskaSun, Jan 17, 6:18 PM AKST · 2078 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
11. 1.933 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 1:56 AM AKST · 2078 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.930 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 1:57 AM AKST · 2078 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.928 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 2:59 AM AKST · 2078 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.010 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 8:33 AM AKST · 2078 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
15. 1.58 km NW of Willow, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 3:21 PM AKST · 2077 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
16. 1.5Southern AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 6:44 PM AKST · 2077 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
17. 1.524 km ESE of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 7:04 PM AKST · 2077 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
18. 1.529 km NNW of Chase, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 8:39 PM AKST · 2077 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
19. 1.57 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 9:26 PM AKST · 2077 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.961 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaMon, Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST · 2077 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
21. 2.110 km ENE of Willow, AlaskaTue, Jan 19, 4:53 AM AKST · 2077 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
22. 2.28 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaTue, Jan 19, 7:34 AM AKST · 2077 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
23. 1.928 km ENE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jan 19, 12:52 PM AKST · 2076 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
24. 1.525 km SSW of Petersville, AlaskaTue, Jan 19, 3:04 PM AKST · 2076 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
25. 1.68 km SW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaTue, Jan 19, 5:42 PM AKST · 2076 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
26. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, AlaskaTue, Jan 19, 9:22 PM AKST · 2076 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
27. 1.55 km E of Big Lake, AlaskaWed, Jan 20, 2:18 AM AKST · 2076 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
28. 1.511 km NNE of Willow, AlaskaWed, Jan 20, 9:11 AM AKST · 2076 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away
29. 2.44 km NE of Chickaloon, AlaskaWed, Jan 20, 10:47 AM AKST · 2075 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
30. 1.933 km NE of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Jan 20, 11:17 AM AKST · 2075 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
31. 1.67 km SW of Fishhook, AlaskaWed, Jan 20, 3:16 PM AKST · 2075 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
32. 3.09 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaWed, Jan 20, 3:55 PM AKST · 2075 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 26
33. 1.519 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Jan 20, 4:39 PM AKST · 2075 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
34. 2.929 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Jan 20, 8:49 PM AKST · 2075 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
35. 2.134 km SE of Chickaloon, AlaskaWed, Jan 20, 9:47 PM AKST · 2075 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
36. 1.534 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Jan 20, 10:35 PM AKST · 2075 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
37. 1.520 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jan 21, 12:23 AM AKST · 2075 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
38. 1.622 km WSW of Petersville, AlaskaThu, Jan 21, 12:49 AM AKST · 2075 days ago · 91 km deep · 90 km away
39. 1.628 km N of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jan 21, 3:26 AM AKST · 2075 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
40. 1.67 km N of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Jan 21, 11:49 AM AKST · 2074 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
41. 1.616 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaThu, Jan 21, 11:52 PM AKST · 2074 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
42. 1.918 km SSW of Susitna North, AlaskaFri, Jan 22, 1:34 AM AKST · 2074 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
43. 1.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Jan 22, 8:53 AM AKST · 2074 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
44. 1.633 km N of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Jan 22, 10:06 PM AKST · 2073 days ago · 96 km deep · 95 km away
45. 1.529 km ENE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Jan 23, 1:13 AM AKST · 2073 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
46. 2.521 km NE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Jan 23, 5:46 AM AKST · 2073 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
47. 2.024 km SE of Susitna North, AlaskaSat, Jan 23, 6:16 AM AKST · 2073 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
48. 1.631 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaSat, Jan 23, 7:14 AM AKST · 2073 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
49. 1.571 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaSat, Jan 23, 7:14 AM AKST · 2073 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
50. 2.626 km NNE of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Jan 23, 10:55 AM AKST · 2072 days ago · 49 km deep · 95 km away
51. 1.547 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaSat, Jan 23, 9:08 PM AKST · 2072 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
52. 2.115 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaSun, Jan 24, 12:58 AM AKST · 2072 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
53. 1.530 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaSun, Jan 24, 4:20 AM AKST · 2072 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
54. 1.614 km SSE of Susitna North, AlaskaSun, Jan 24, 4:20 AM AKST · 2072 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
55. 1.84 km ESE of Chickaloon, AlaskaSun, Jan 24, 7:38 AM AKST · 2072 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
56. 1.842 km NNW of Glacier View, AlaskaSun, Jan 24, 9:26 PM AKST · 2071 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
57. 1.84 km NNW of Anchorage, AlaskaSun, Jan 24, 11:52 PM AKST · 2071 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
58. 2.220 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Jan 25, 12:08 AM AKST · 2071 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
59. 2.912 km NE of Chase, AlaskaMon, Jan 25, 1:44 AM AKST · 2071 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
60. 1.813 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaMon, Jan 25, 4:58 AM AKST · 2071 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.530 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaFri, Jan 15, 2:18 AM AKST · 2081 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.815 km S of Chickaloon, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 11:02 PM AKST · 2081 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.821 km E of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 8:47 PM AKST · 2081 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
4. 1.931 km W of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 8:13 PM AKST · 2081 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.816 km E of Lazy Mountain, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 8:13 AM AKST · 2082 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.669 km NNE of Chickaloon, AlaskaThu, Jan 14, 1:37 AM AKST · 2082 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.942 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Jan 13, 2:15 PM AKST · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
8. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Jan 13, 11:51 AM AKST · 2082 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
9. 2.278 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaWed, Jan 13, 2:56 AM AKST · 2083 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.5Central AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 10:53 PM AKST · 2083 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
11. 1.841 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 10:32 PM AKST · 2083 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.66 km SSE of Big Lake, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 12:46 PM AKST · 2083 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
13. 1.85 km S of Willow, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 7:18 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
14. 1.939 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 6:30 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.84 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 2:20 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
16. 2.414 km NNE of Houston, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 2:00 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
17. 1.742 km W of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Jan 12, 12:35 AM AKST · 2084 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.826 km N of Girdwood, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 2:26 PM AKST · 2084 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
19. 1.633 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 1:09 PM AKST · 2084 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.88 km W of Houston, AlaskaMon, Jan 11, 12:53 PM AKST · 2084 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021p0fzua. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.