Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km NNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Willow, Alaska on Tue, Jan 3, 2023, 10:27 AM AKST (19:27 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 10 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, 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
2023-01-03 19:27:18 UTC
Depth
24.4 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.800° N, 150.090° 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
56

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.514 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 49 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.59 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.53 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.732 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 58 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.87 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.511 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.11 km W of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.67 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.210 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 47 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 22
  11. 2.414 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1366 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.042 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.512 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 62 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.821 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.0Southern Alaska · 1365 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.631 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1365 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.540 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.820 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.021 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.826 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.718 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.015 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.18 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.93 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 11
  28. 2.223 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 73 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.737 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.64 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.539 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.813 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.132 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.61 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.213 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.021 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.653 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.524 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.540 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.523 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.221 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.515 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.737 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.919 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.75 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.633 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.120 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.83 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.618 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.710 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.013 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.518 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1358 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.918 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 90 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.215 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.630 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 90 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 3.145 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.513 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.541 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.113 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.635 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.547 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.542 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.836 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.528 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.521 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.621 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1370 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.351 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.63 km WSW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1370 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.638 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1370 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.144 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 95 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.64 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.712 km W of Hope, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.729 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.85 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.58 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.741 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0235a33pp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.