Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km WNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km WNW of Willow, Alaska on Fri, Feb 28, 2025, 5:42 AM AKST (14:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 20 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-02-28 14:42:17 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.839° N, 150.460° 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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.237 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 581 days ago · 62 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.120 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 581 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.940 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 580 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.926 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 580 days ago · 89 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.632 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 580 days ago · 77 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.621 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 580 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.54 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 580 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.211 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 580 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.522 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 579 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.545 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 579 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.828 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 579 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.019 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 579 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.57 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 578 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.732 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 578 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.630 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 578 days ago · 84 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.017 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 578 days ago · 82 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.647 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 578 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.742 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 578 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.538 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 577 days ago · 88 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.647 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 577 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.625 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 577 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.96 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 577 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.824 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 577 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.653 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 576 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.541 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 576 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.722 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 576 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.644 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 576 days ago · 98 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.59 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 576 days ago · 87 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 3.53 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 576 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 103
  31. 2.520 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 576 days ago · 61 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.710 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 576 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.717 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 575 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.732 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 575 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.828 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 575 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.818 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 575 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.66 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 575 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.641 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 575 days ago · 90 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.95 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 575 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.530 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 575 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.734 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 575 days ago · 65 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.836 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 575 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.536 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 575 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.241 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 575 days ago · 120 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.628 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 575 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.722 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 574 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.541 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 574 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.657 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 574 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.029 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 574 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.510 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 574 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.631 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 573 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.519 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 573 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 3.322 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 573 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.527 km E of Chase, Alaska · 572 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.640 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 572 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.730 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 572 days ago · 52 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.330 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 572 days ago · 54 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.241 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 572 days ago · 95 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.68 km SSE of Knik, Alaska · 572 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.611 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 572 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.414 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 581 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.520 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 581 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.547 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 581 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.521 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 582 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.55 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 582 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.720 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 582 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.736 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 582 days ago · 98 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.716 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 582 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.71 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 582 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.627 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 582 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.554 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 582 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.650 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 582 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.631 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 583 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.87 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 583 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.028 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 583 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.019 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 583 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.728 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 584 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.519 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 584 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.631 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 585 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.06 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 585 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0252ptal01. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.