Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 26 km NE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Willow, Alaska on Wed, Aug 24, 2022, 1:48 PM AKDT (21:48 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km SE of Skwentna, 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
2022-08-24 21:48:35 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.902° N, 149.656° 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
39

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 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.516 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.237 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.825 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.716 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.37 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.844 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.535 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.526 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.8Central Alaska · 1496 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.524 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.225 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.17 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 60 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.512 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1496 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.215 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.70 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.625 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.65 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.811 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.541 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.7Central Alaska · 1494 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.92 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.542 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.143 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.743 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.618 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.826 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.668 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.912 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 55 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.931 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.5Central Alaska · 1492 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.727 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.022 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.57 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.77 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.010 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.539 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.510 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.75 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.0Central Alaska · 1490 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.919 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.931 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.89 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.515 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.6Central Alaska · 1489 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.637 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1489 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.68 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.513 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.729 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.143 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 4.450 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.550 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.130 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.78 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.527 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.643 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.527 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.941 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.041 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.569 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.89 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.142 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.943 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.342 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.741 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.56 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.744 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.910 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.823 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.846 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.617 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.27 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 56 km deep · 39 km away

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