Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km WNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Willow, Alaska on Fri, May 27, 2022, 5:25 AM AKDT (13:25 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 14 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-27 13:25:51 UTC
Depth
44.2 km (27.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.775° N, 150.206° 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
62

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 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.031 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.77 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.036 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 97 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.513 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 64 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.522 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.95 km SW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.97 km W of Houston, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.516 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.839 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.69 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.219 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.637 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.645 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.84 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.836 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.424 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.824 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.39 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.922 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.923 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 3.913 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 108
  23. 1.96 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.010 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.68 km SW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.113 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.117 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.815 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.624 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.96 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.532 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.830 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.721 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.650 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.946 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.517 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.524 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 78 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.726 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.648 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.718 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.632 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.835 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.535 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.837 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.66 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 52 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.68 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.77 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.5Central Alaska · 1573 days ago · 62 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.521 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.713 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.020 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.626 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 61 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.114 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.23 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.940 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.55 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.715 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.730 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 65 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.08 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.523 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.719 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.921 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.624 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1591 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.51 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.65 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.628 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.88 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.45 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.916 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.547 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.38 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.321 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.532 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.821 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0226rbw4bl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.