Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km NNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km NNW of Willow, Alaska on Sat, Feb 19, 2022, 10:45 PM AKST (07:45 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 31 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-20 07:45:42 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.978° N, 150.256° 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
71

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.626 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.331 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 57
  4. 2.034 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.313 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.552 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.522 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.637 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.59 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.839 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.629 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.531 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.531 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.536 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 103 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.529 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.620 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.52 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.65 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.633 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.523 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.724 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.613 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.620 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.61 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1679 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.814 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.814 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 3.937 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 92 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.523 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 72 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.639 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.722 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.624 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.466 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.722 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.515 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 85 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.39 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.820 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.543 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 102 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.136 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.56 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.63 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1673 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.826 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.628 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.0Central Alaska · 1672 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.6Central Alaska · 1671 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.835 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.942 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.545 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 4.020 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 7
  52. 2.442 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.92 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.817 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.619 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.711 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 51 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.727 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.118 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.2Central Alaska · 1668 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.421 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.915 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.239 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.345 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 107 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.825 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.28 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.331 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.57 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.58 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.644 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.823 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.69 km NE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.734 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.32 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.937 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.76 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.322 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.55 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.726 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.537 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 57 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.845 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 110 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0222cgugtt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC.