Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 38 km WNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 38 km WNW of Willow, Alaska on Fri, Mar 8, 2024, 11:59 AM AKST (20:59 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-03-08 20:59:01 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.932° N, 150.662° 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
42

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. 1.623 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 941 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.724 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 940 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.75 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 940 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.648 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 940 days ago · 104 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.623 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 940 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.821 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 940 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.712 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 940 days ago · 86 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.09 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 940 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.651 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 940 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.64 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 939 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.943 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 939 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.622 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 938 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.645 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 938 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.819 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 938 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.226 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 938 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.59 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 938 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.26 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 937 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.54 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 937 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.610 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 937 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.530 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 937 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.226 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 937 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.711 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 937 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.723 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 937 days ago · 71 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.57 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 937 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.634 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 937 days ago · 92 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.57 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 937 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.611 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 937 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.615 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.529 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 936 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.66 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 936 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.532 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 936 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.17 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 936 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.720 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 936 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.711 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 936 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.525 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 936 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.522 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 936 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.73 km W of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 935 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.543 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 935 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.55 km W of Knik, Alaska · 935 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.611 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 935 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.517 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 935 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.77 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 935 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.613 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 933 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.827 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 933 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.226 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 933 days ago · 61 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.657 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 933 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.516 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 932 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.510 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 932 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.75 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 932 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.921 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 932 days ago · 65 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 932 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.547 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 932 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.211 km N of Houston, Alaska · 932 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.651 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 932 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.615 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 932 days ago · 82 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.522 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 932 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.016 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 932 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.551 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 932 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.526 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 931 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.830 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 931 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.532 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 941 days ago · 96 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.523 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 941 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.636 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 942 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.940 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 942 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.613 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 942 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.720 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 942 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.546 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 942 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.516 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 942 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.837 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 942 days ago · 87 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.55 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 942 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.721 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 943 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.536 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 943 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.618 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 943 days ago · 70 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.729 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 943 days ago · 65 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.535 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 944 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.714 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 944 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.126 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 944 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.546 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 944 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.76 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 945 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.85 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 945 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02434ssx05. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.