Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 26 km NNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of Willow, Alaska on Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 12:23 PM AKST (21:23 UTC), 51 km (32 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
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-29 21:23:24 UTC
Depth
50.9 km (31.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.970° N, 150.220° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.03 · 144 stations

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
136

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 168 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.526 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 670 days ago · 69 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 5
  2. 1.519 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 670 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.531 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 670 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.624 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.925 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.724 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.626 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 669 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.937 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 669 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.89 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 669 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.73 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 668 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.528 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 668 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.233 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 668 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.716 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 668 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.529 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 668 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.745 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 668 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.732 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 668 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.123 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 668 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.837 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 667 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.527 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 667 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.737 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 667 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.534 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 667 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.94 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 667 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.910 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 667 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.523 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 667 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.621 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 667 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.56 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 666 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.56 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 666 days ago · 52 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.915 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 666 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.612 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 666 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.06 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 666 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.912 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 665 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.613 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 665 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.811 km N of Houston, Alaska · 665 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.235 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 665 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.011 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 664 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.927 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 664 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.812 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 664 days ago · 58 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 3.127 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 664 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.547 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 664 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.528 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 664 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.85 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 664 days ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.732 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 664 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.79 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 664 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 664 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.913 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 663 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.720 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 663 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.511 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 663 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.520 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 663 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.74 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 663 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.047 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 663 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.736 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 663 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.510 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 663 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.329 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 663 days ago · 48 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.736 km N of Chase, Alaska · 663 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.014 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 662 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.221 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.57 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 661 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.042 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 661 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.65 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 661 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.539 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 671 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.350 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 671 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.520 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 671 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.929 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 672 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.624 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 672 days ago · 94 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.521 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 673 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.723 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 673 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.627 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 673 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.716 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 674 days ago · 48 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.247 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 674 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.516 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 674 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.56 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 674 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.631 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 675 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.429 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 675 days ago · 95 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.719 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 675 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.519 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 675 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.536 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 675 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.727 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 676 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.224 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 676 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.227 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 676 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away

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