Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km ENE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Willow, Alaska on Tue, Oct 8, 2024, 7:39 AM AKDT (15:39 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km WSW of Big Lake, 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
2024-10-08 15:39:17 UTC
Depth
42.2 km (26.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.778° N, 149.830° 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
62

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 723 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.513 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 723 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.628 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 722 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.729 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 722 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.58 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 722 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.513 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 721 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.610 km N of Hope, Alaska · 721 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.615 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 721 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.816 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 721 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.820 km W of Willow, Alaska · 720 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.025 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 720 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 9
  12. 1.925 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 720 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.626 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 720 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.225 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 720 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.526 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 720 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.527 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 720 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.77 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 720 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.71 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 720 days ago · 69 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.75 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 720 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.525 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 720 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.116 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 720 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.67 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 720 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.526 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 720 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.725 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 720 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.826 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 719 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.225 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 719 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.021 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 719 days ago · 43 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.56 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 719 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.729 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 719 days ago · 88 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.723 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 719 days ago · 92 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.920 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 719 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 719 days ago · 64 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.54 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 719 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.918 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 718 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.427 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 718 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.738 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 718 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.613 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 718 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.65 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 718 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.526 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 718 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.825 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 718 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.537 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 718 days ago · 61 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.737 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 717 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.217 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 717 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.626 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 717 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.512 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 717 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.529 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 717 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.98 km SSE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 717 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.732 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 717 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.86 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 717 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 12
  50. 1.624 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 717 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 2.18 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 717 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.08 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 717 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.626 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 717 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.513 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 717 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.67 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 716 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.618 km W of Hope, Alaska · 716 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.614 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 716 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.821 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 716 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.88 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 716 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.611 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 715 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.824 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 724 days ago · 63 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.623 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 724 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.132 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 724 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.322 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 724 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.122 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 724 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.96 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 724 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.721 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 724 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.56 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 724 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.65 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 726 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.638 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 726 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.449 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 727 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.612 km E of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 727 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.612 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 727 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.74 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 727 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.530 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 727 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.019 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 727 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.845 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 727 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.622 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 727 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.913 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 727 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.533 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 728 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024cympri6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.