Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 15 km N of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 15 km N of Willow, Alaska on Thu, Mar 23, 2023, 9:38 AM AKDT (17:38 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-03-23 17:38:59 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.882° N, 149.992° 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
89

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 145 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.536 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.830 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.56 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.514 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.530 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.827 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.59 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.542 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 99 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.623 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.617 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.853 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.411 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.68 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.829 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.66 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.936 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.120 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 52 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.022 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.64 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.513 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 3.328 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1285 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.942 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1284 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.530 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.530 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.030 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.823 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.019 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.518 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.229 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.117 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.58 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.749 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.629 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.615 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.89 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.53 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 3.910 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 171 · tsunami flag
  41. 1.525 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 3.25 km NNW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1279 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.14 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.730 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.77 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.731 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.032 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.522 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.539 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 88 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.39 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  52. 3.018 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.640 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.67 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.222 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.834 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.79 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.659 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.150 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.713 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.826 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.738 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.67 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.618 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.740 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.520 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.516 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  8. 1.522 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.845 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.522 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 17
  11. 1.76 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.5Central Alaska · 1293 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.530 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.627 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.726 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.633 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.615 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.76 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.824 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.248 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away

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