Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km NNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Willow, Alaska on Sun, Dec 22, 2024, 6:00 AM AKST (15:00 UTC), 17 km (10 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-22 15:00:51 UTC
Depth
16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.770° N, 150.065° 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
2.2ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.044 · 68 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
76

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 166 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 648 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.717 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 648 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.811 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 648 days ago · 34 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.54 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 648 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.67 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 648 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.547 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 647 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.220 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 647 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.831 km E of Chase, Alaska · 647 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.629 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 647 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.59 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 647 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.529 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 647 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.723 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 647 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.523 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 646 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.422 km NW of Chase, Alaska · 646 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.69 km S of Willow, Alaska · 646 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.73 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 646 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.933 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 646 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.533 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 645 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.817 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 645 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.013 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 645 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.522 km E of Chase, Alaska · 645 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.047 km E of Chase, Alaska · 645 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.631 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 645 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.636 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 645 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.52 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 645 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.919 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 644 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.528 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 644 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.013 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 644 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.712 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 644 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.745 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 644 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.841 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 644 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.844 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 643 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.551 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 643 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.212 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 642 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.55 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 642 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.726 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 642 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.07 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 642 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.226 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 642 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.06 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 642 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.825 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 642 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.820 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 641 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.85 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 641 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 641 days ago · 59 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.58 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 641 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.038 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 640 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.628 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 640 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.75 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 639 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.520 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 639 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.116 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 639 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.55 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 639 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.926 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 639 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.638 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 639 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.54 km S of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 639 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.641 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 638 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.535 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 638 days ago · 66 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.442 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 638 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.71 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 638 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.816 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 638 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.713 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 638 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.041 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 638 days ago · 96 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.514 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 650 days ago · 56 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.613 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 650 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.84 km E of Houston, Alaska · 650 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 10
  4. 1.723 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 650 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.026 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 650 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.014 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 650 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.629 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 650 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.511 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 650 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.626 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 650 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.731 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 650 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.68 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 650 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.88 km W of Girdwood, Alaska · 650 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.650 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 650 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.211 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 650 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.75 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 651 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.519 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 651 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.126 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 651 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.227 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 651 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.613 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 652 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.619 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 652 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024gensi9e (also filed as us7000p0ri). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC.