Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 26 km NE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Jul 18, 2022, 1:37 AM AKDT (09:37 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 50 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-18 09:37:16 UTC
Depth
36.4 km (22.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.895° N, 149.635° 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
42

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 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.60 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.749 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.621 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.54 km ESE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.565 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.520 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.68 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.323 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.741 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.625 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.516 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.764 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.934 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.84 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 54 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.826 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.527 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.81 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 8
  19. 1.66 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.75 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.922 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.83 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.614 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.113 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.92 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.727 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.9Central Alaska · 1531 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.58 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.022 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1530 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.16 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.841 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.66 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1528 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.545 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.116 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.720 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 44 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.730 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.813 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 41 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.529 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.539 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1525 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.164 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.846 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.875 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.234 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1523 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.816 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1523 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.733 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1522 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.125 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1522 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.510 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1521 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.910 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1521 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 3.331 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.728 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.621 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.513 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1519 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.820 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1519 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.65 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1519 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.03 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1519 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.86 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1519 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1519 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.324 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.13 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.142 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.62 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.86 km ENE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.24 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.616 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.723 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.84 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.511 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.656 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.112 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.02 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.922 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.823 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.9Central Alaska · 1544 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.72 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1544 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.95 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.724 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 8
  17. 1.660 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.98 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.67 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 3.421 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022959ixdi. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC.