Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km SSE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Willow, Alaska on Wed, Mar 29, 2023, 1:01 AM AKDT (09:01 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Kenai Peninsula, 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
2023-03-29 09:01:29 UTC
Depth
30.7 km (19.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.705° N, 150.011° 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
69

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 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.513 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.328 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1285 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.942 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1284 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.530 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 75 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.726 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.530 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.823 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.019 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.518 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.229 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.117 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.58 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.749 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.620 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.615 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.89 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.53 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 3.910 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 171 · tsunami flag
  21. 1.62 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.525 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 3.25 km NNW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1280 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.14 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.730 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.77 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 58 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.731 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.032 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.62 km WSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.539 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 88 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.39 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  33. 3.018 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.640 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.67 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.222 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.834 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.79 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.150 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.545 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.713 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.620 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.634 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 4.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 975 · tsunami flag
  45. 2.610 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 7
  46. 1.78 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.542 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.610 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.69 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.511 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.69 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.814 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.78 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.729 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.023 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.734 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.911 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.948 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.07 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.852 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.022 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.120 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.936 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.66 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.829 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.68 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.411 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.853 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.617 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.727 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.623 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.954 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.542 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.59 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.827 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.530 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.514 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.56 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.830 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02341onpse. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.