Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km SW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Willow, Alaska on Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 6:08 AM AKST (15:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 25 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-21 15:08:17 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.691° N, 150.139° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
39

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 194 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 679 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.221 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 678 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.227 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 678 days ago · 79 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.224 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 678 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.225 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 677 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 108
  6. 1.536 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 677 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.519 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 677 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.719 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 677 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.429 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 676 days ago · 95 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.631 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 676 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.56 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 676 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.516 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 676 days ago · 65 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.247 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 676 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.716 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 675 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.627 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 675 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.723 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 675 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.112 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 674 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5
  18. 1.521 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 674 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.624 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 674 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.62 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 674 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.929 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 674 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.520 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 673 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.350 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 673 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.626 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 672 days ago · 51 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 3.526 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 672 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
  26. 1.519 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 672 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.127 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 672 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.812 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 671 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.531 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 671 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.55 km W of Sunrise, Alaska · 671 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.624 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 671 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.925 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 671 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.724 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 671 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.626 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 671 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.631 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 671 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.937 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 670 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.89 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 670 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.73 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 670 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.528 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 670 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.233 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 670 days ago · 83 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.716 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 670 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.76 km W of Girdwood, Alaska · 669 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.745 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 94 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.732 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 669 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.123 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 669 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.837 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 100 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.011 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 669 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.527 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 84 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.534 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.94 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 668 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.910 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 668 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.523 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 668 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.56 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 668 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.513 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 668 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.56 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 668 days ago · 52 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.915 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 668 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.612 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 667 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 2.06 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 667 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.515 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 667 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.912 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 667 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.829 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 681 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.828 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 681 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.724 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 681 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.510 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 681 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.628 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 681 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.525 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 681 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.723 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 682 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.522 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 682 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.21 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 682 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.517 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 682 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.534 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 682 days ago · 70 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.916 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 683 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.621 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 683 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.716 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 683 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.227 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 683 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.942 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 683 days ago · 92 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.712 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 683 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.624 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 683 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.729 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 683 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.841 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 683 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024eze6e4m. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC.