Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km SW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Willow, Alaska on Sat, Dec 7, 2024, 12:01 AM AKST (09:01 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 25 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-07 09:01:13 UTC
Depth
36.8 km (22.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.720° N, 150.095° 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 173 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 663 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.736 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 663 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.510 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 663 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.329 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 663 days ago · 48 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 663 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.014 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 662 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.221 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.57 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 662 days ago · 44 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.812 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 662 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.65 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 661 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.929 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 661 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.524 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 661 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.627 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 661 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.527 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 661 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.215 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 661 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.931 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 660 days ago · 65 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.634 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 660 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.926 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 660 days ago · 60 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.317 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 660 days ago · 93 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.618 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 660 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.63 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 660 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.625 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 659 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.536 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 659 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.87 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 659 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.527 km E of Chase, Alaska · 659 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.732 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 659 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.625 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 659 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.519 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 658 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.640 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 658 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.842 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 658 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.217 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 658 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.522 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 658 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.59 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 658 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.531 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 658 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.716 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 657 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.57 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 657 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.532 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 657 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.818 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 656 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.649 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 656 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.512 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 656 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.925 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 656 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.319 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 655 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.05 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 655 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 655 days ago · 58 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.732 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 655 days ago · 101 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.030 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 655 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.739 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 654 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.912 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 654 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.018 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 654 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.632 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 654 days ago · 108 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.830 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 654 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.23 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 654 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.648 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 654 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.558 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 654 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.641 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 654 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.99 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 654 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.510 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 654 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.518 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 654 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.66 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 653 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.638 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 653 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.520 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 663 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.511 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 664 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.720 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 664 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.913 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 664 days ago · 48 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 664 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.79 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 664 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.732 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 664 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.85 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 664 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.547 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 664 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.618 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 664 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.127 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 664 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.812 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 665 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.927 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 665 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.011 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 665 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.618 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 665 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.235 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 665 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.811 km N of Houston, Alaska · 665 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.641 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 665 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.613 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 666 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.912 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 666 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

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