Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km ENE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Mar 17, 2025, 7:23 AM AKDT (15:23 UTC), 27 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 6 km NW of Willow, 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
2025-03-17 15:23:10 UTC
Depth
26.5 km (16.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.769° N, 149.877° 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
44

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 565 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.117 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 565 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.521 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 564 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.941 km E of Chase, Alaska · 564 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.710 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 564 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.719 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 564 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.330 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 564 days ago · 84 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.621 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 564 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.73 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 564 days ago · 50 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.524 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 563 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.65 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 563 days ago · 74 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.536 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 563 days ago · 56 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.221 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 563 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.76 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 563 days ago · 57 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.68 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 563 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.622 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 562 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.62 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 562 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.79 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 561 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.621 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 561 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.64 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 561 days ago · 49 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.94 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 561 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.927 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 561 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 3.631 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 560 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 70
  24. 3.48 km ENE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 560 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 26
  25. 2.535 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 560 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.826 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 560 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 3.629 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 560 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.56 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 560 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.512 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 560 days ago · 50 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.93 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 559 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.829 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 559 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.611 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 559 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.817 km N of Willow, Alaska · 559 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.831 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 559 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.815 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 557 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 102
  36. 1.823 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 557 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.14 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 556 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.82 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 556 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.86 km WSW of Butte, Alaska · 556 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.015 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 556 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.615 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 555 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.048 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 554 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.312 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 554 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.67 km E of Petersville, Alaska · 554 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.515 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 554 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.14 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 553 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.818 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 553 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.68 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 553 days ago · 41 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.817 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 552 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.724 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 551 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.78 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 551 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.520 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 551 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.58 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 550 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.27 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 550 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.717 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 549 days ago · 97 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.621 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 549 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.618 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 549 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.57 km S of Willow, Alaska · 549 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 1.916 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 549 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.95 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 548 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.59 km N of Tanaina, Alaska · 565 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.242 km E of Chase, Alaska · 565 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.927 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 565 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.525 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 565 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.724 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 566 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.22 km E of Houston, Alaska · 566 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.73 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 566 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.340 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 566 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.934 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 566 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.66 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 567 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.631 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 568 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.624 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 568 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.522 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 569 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.94 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 569 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.611 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 569 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.88 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 569 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.620 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 570 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 570 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.75 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 570 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.57 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 570 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0253hxwtue. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC.