Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km ESE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Jan 17, 2022, 10:23 AM AKST (19:23 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 20 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-17 19:23:12 UTC
Depth
39.9 km (24.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.723° N, 149.879° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.52 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.522 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.731 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.017 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.514 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.52 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.619 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.89 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.530 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.520 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.816 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.717 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.719 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.525 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.91 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 52 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.96 km NNW of Lakes, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.88 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.526 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.636 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.51 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 3.238 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.52 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.623 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.7Central Alaska · 1705 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.632 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.614 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.632 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.529 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.025 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.619 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.625 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.721 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.224 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.07 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.515 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.817 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 37 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.627 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 3.31 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 28
  44. 1.61 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.61 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.11 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.72 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.514 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.619 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 3.48 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 32
  51. 1.543 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.619 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.931 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.47 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.536 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.26 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.225 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.430 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.625 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.815 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 65 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.528 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.418 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.42 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.314 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.56 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.646 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.55 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 6
  10. 1.630 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.747 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.56 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.825 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.228 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.610 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.55 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 54 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.07 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.726 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022sfl38c. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.