Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km NE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Willow, Alaska on Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 6:50 PM AKDT (02:50 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-20 02:50:20 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.861° N, 149.704° 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
71

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 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km ESE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.565 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.520 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.68 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.323 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.741 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.625 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.516 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.934 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.84 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 54 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.826 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.527 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.81 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 8
  14. 1.66 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.75 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.922 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.83 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1530 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.614 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1530 days ago · 51 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.113 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1530 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.92 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.727 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.9Central Alaska · 1529 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.58 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.919 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.618 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.022 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1528 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.16 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1528 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.841 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.66 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.545 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.116 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.720 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 44 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.730 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.813 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1525 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.529 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.539 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.164 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1523 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.846 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1523 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.234 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1522 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.816 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1522 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.733 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1521 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.125 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.510 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.910 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1519 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 3.331 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1519 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.728 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.621 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.646 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.513 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.820 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.732 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.65 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 47 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.03 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.86 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1517 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.324 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.13 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.142 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.768 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.34 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.749 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.60 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.12 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.526 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 36 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.62 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.86 km ENE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.24 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.616 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.723 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.84 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.511 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.656 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.112 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.02 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.922 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.823 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.9Central Alaska · 1542 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.72 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.95 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.724 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 8

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02298gidtk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.