Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km NNE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Willow, Alaska on Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 2:09 AM AKST (11:09 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10 km W of Point MacKenzie, 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
2023-03-08 11:09:50 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.934° N, 149.868° 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
58

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 154 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.88 km ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 252
  2. 1.822 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.125 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.610 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.89 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.822 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.735 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.515 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.820 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.611 km W of Houston, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.134 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.59 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.520 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 117 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.510 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.520 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.012 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.616 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.612 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.525 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.626 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 56 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.718 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.510 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.946 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.64 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.77 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.516 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.924 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.59 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.714 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 47 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.552 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.7Central Alaska · 1296 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.725 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 55 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.913 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.622 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.5Central Alaska · 1296 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.821 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 69 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.523 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.422 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.929 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.614 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.512 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.431 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.817 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.342 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.85 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  46. 2.416 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.539 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.628 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.032 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.835 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.812 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.622 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.810 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.824 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.76 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.615 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.633 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.726 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.627 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.66 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.227 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.421 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.828 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.223 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.05 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.624 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.629 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.99 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.723 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.210 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.812 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.514 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.818 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.711 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.28 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1309 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.525 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.625 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02332zm20f. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC.