Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km N of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km N of Willow, Alaska on Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 3:26 AM AKDT (11:26 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 25 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-04-23 11:26:18 UTC
Depth
36.7 km (22.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.808° N, 150.055° 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
36

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 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 527 days ago · 35 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.45 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 527 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.915 km NE of Fishhook, Alaska · 527 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 526 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.233 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 526 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.65 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 526 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.09 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 526 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.98 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 526 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.04 km N of Willow, Alaska · 526 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.933 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 525 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.911 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 525 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.629 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 525 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 525 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.038 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 525 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.64 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 525 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.511 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 525 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.630 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 524 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.924 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 524 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.028 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 524 days ago · 115 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.046 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 524 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.637 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 523 days ago · 98 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.522 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 523 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.77 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 523 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.758 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 523 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.721 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 523 days ago · 69 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.628 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 523 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.135 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 523 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.57 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 522 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.635 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 522 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.328 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 522 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.28 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 522 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.36 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 521 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.56 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 521 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.635 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 520 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.510 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 520 days ago · 52 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.711 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 520 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.43 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 520 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  38. 3.724 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 519 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  39. 2.25 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 519 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.219 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 519 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.127 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 519 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.645 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 519 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.544 km E of Chase, Alaska · 519 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.726 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 519 days ago · 71 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.614 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 519 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.911 km N of Willow, Alaska · 519 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.634 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 518 days ago · 98 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.219 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 518 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.829 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 518 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.110 km E of Willow, Alaska · 517 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.230 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 517 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.032 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 517 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 516 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.639 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 515 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.727 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 515 days ago · 96 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.817 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 515 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.622 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 515 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.850 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 514 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.024 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 514 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.638 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 514 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.67 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 527 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.08 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 527 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.514 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 527 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.57 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 528 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.54 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 528 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.56 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 528 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.716 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 528 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 6
  8. 1.66 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 528 days ago · 39 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 4.56 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 528 days ago · 41 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1,659 · tsunami flag
  10. 1.936 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 528 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.617 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 528 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.930 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 529 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.816 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 530 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.534 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 531 days ago · 90 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.510 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 531 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.912 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 532 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.522 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 532 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.921 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 532 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.516 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 532 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.09 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 533 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025572fle2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC.