Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km SW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Willow, Alaska on Sat, Jan 4, 2025, 4:15 AM AKST (13:15 UTC), 51 km (32 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-04 13:15:06 UTC
Depth
51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.695° N, 150.116° 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
59

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 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.533 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 635 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.58 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 635 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.523 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 635 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.557 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 635 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 634 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.126 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 634 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.724 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 634 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.26 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 634 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.517 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 634 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 634 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.01 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 634 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.522 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 633 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.522 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 633 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.736 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 633 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 3.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 633 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 54
  16. 1.726 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 633 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.520 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 633 days ago · 73 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.527 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 633 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.620 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 632 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.714 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 632 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.026 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 632 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.719 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 632 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.67 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 632 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 632 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.013 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 632 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.96 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 632 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.522 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 632 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.69 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 631 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.58 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 631 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 3.15 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 631 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.84 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 631 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.74 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 631 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.529 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 631 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.513 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 631 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.215 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 631 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.652 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 631 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.19 km N of Houston, Alaska · 631 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.518 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 631 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.816 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 630 days ago · 58 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.14 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 630 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.627 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 630 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.58 km S of Willow, Alaska · 630 days ago · 39 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.517 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 630 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.618 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 629 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.511 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 629 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.512 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 629 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.510 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 629 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.813 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 629 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.57 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 629 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.523 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 628 days ago · 56 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.729 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 628 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.54 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 628 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.737 km E of Chase, Alaska · 628 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.538 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 628 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.620 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 628 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.523 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 628 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.930 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 628 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.65 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 627 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.523 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 627 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.016 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 627 days ago · 47 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.830 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 635 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.516 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 635 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.252 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 635 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.811 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 635 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.26 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 635 days ago · 60 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.55 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 636 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.96 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 636 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.616 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 636 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.918 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 637 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.041 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 637 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.713 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 637 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.816 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 637 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.71 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 637 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.442 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 637 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.535 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 637 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.641 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 637 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.54 km S of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 637 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.638 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 638 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.944 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 638 days ago · 102 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.926 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 638 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0256tz921. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.