Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18 km NE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Willow, Alaska on Sat, Apr 2, 2022, 12:54 PM AKDT (20:54 UTC), 15 km (9 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-04-02 20:54:30 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.865° N, 149.796° 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
54

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.136 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.88 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1641 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.720 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.626 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.021 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.517 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 38 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.532 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.814 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.969 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.521 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.53 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.529 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.715 km W of Chase, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.518 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.61 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.84 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.816 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.615 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.58 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1637 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.515 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1636 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.84 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1636 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.518 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1636 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.95 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.628 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.66 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.622 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.819 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.623 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.81 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.71 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.727 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.626 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.914 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.96 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.826 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 49 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.57 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.312 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.727 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.95 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
  45. 1.511 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.57 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.835 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.531 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.130 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.526 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.617 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 58 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.07 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.815 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.529 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.559 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.633 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.98 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.38 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.739 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.02 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 2.116 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.526 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.58 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 45 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.53 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 51 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.614 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.59 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.63 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.03 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.74 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 42
  11. 1.666 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.616 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.120 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.715 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.69 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.8Central Alaska · 1643 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.118 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.88 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.724 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.612 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02248ho8fv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC.