Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km N of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km N of Willow, Alaska on Fri, May 30, 2025, 7:38 AM AKDT (15:38 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25 km SW 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
2025-05-30 15:38:27 UTC
Depth
29.5 km (18.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.872° N, 150.026° 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
53

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 492 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.830 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 492 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.011 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 492 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.59 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 491 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.615 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 490 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.94 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 490 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.56 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 489 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.626 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 489 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.634 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 489 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.89 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 489 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.537 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 489 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.622 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 488 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.735 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 488 days ago · 83 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.88 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 487 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.823 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 487 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.223 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 487 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.79 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 487 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.627 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 487 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.646 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 486 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.67 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 486 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.736 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 486 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.635 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 486 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.95 km NE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 486 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.829 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 485 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.125 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 485 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.13 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 485 days ago · 48 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.91 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 485 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.831 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 485 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.23 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 484 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.610 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 484 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.616 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 484 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.628 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 484 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.912 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 484 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.123 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 484 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.651 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 483 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.540 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 483 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.512 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 483 days ago · 50 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.942 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 483 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.019 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 483 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.519 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 483 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.415 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 482 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.711 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 482 days ago · 51 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.923 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 482 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.942 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 482 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.142 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 482 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.66 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 482 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.524 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 482 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.650 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 481 days ago · 84 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.516 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 481 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 3.012 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 481 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  51. 3.925 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 481 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 552
  52. 2.324 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 481 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  53. 1.917 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 481 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.825 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 481 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.97 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 481 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.85 km E of Willow, Alaska · 480 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.519 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 480 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.920 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 480 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.526 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 480 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.650 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 480 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.512 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 492 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.942 km E of Chase, Alaska · 492 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.735 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 492 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.18 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 492 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.89 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 492 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.67 km N of Willow, Alaska · 492 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.711 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 493 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.529 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 493 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.512 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 494 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.75 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 494 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.73 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 494 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.538 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 494 days ago · 100 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.642 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 495 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.816 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 495 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.62 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 495 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.624 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 496 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.838 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 496 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.518 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 496 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.54 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 496 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.823 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 496 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0256wbrrd6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.