Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 31 km NW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 31 km NW of Willow, Alaska on Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 4:41 AM AKDT (12:41 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-13 12:41:43 UTC
Depth
50.7 km (31.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.959° N, 150.447° 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
46

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.655 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.06 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.521 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.540 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 98 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.414 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.87 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.521 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.946 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.51 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.24 km ENE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.427 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.524 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.626 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.126 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 61 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1664 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.223 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.423 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.524 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.637 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 51 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.513 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.043 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.525 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.56 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.135 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.538 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.825 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.344 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.921 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.510 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.624 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 81 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1661 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.526 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 71 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.31 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.72 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.525 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.738 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.324 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 63 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.553 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.419 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.25 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.536 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 90 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.810 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 17
  44. 2.012 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.610 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 76 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.628 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.820 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.542 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.514 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.810 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.534 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.623 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.027 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 59 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.519 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 3.030 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.450 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.528 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.522 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.64 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.724 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.027 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.95 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.9Central Alaska · 1669 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.53 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.731 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 89 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.632 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.241 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.55 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.95 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.031 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.116 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.421 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.2Central Alaska · 1672 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.118 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.727 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 101 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.711 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.619 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.817 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.92 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0223ba32hz. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC.