Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km SSW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Mar 28, 2022, 1:45 PM AKDT (21:45 UTC), 37 km (23 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-28 21:45:51 UTC
Depth
37.2 km (23.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.691° N, 150.070° 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 I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
64

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 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.526 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.57 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.825 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.413 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.610 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.79 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.210 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 76 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.55 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1647 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.033 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.612 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.724 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.88 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.118 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.8Central Alaska · 1646 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.69 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.715 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.120 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.616 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 3.74 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 42
  20. 2.03 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.63 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
  23. 1.59 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.614 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.53 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.58 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.526 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 84 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.844 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.116 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.632 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.818 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.88 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1644 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.720 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.626 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.021 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.517 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.532 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.814 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.521 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.53 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.529 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.715 km W of Chase, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.518 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.61 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.84 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.816 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.615 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.58 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1639 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.515 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.84 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.028 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.95 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.628 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.53 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.66 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 37 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.732 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1649 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.539 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1649 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.74 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1649 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.54 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.548 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.518 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.63 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 39 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.824 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.524 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.919 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.52 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.820 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.713 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.525 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.624 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.532 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.113 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.923 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.06 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.64 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022408j1sj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.