Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km SW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Willow, Alaska on Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 7:51 AM AKDT (15:51 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 12 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-10-09 15:51:38 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.692° N, 150.130° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
38

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. 1.630 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 360 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.632 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 360 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.19 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 360 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.77 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 359 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.926 km W of Hope, Alaska · 359 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.853 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 359 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.655 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 359 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.623 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 359 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.541 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 359 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.615 km W of Willow, Alaska · 359 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.326 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 358 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.113 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 358 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.519 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 358 days ago · 67 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.47 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 358 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.10 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 358 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.69 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 358 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.926 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 357 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.72 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 357 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.610 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 357 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.734 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 356 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.78 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 356 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.811 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 356 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.03 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 355 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.69 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 355 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.546 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 355 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.531 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 355 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.25 km ENE of Petersville, Alaska · 354 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.924 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 354 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.120 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 353 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.022 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 353 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.17 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 353 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.54 km W of Houston, Alaska · 353 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.133 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 353 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.00 km WNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 352 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.91 km W of Girdwood, Alaska · 352 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  36. 1.77 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 352 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.721 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 352 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 352 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.46 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 351 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.536 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 351 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.58 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.823 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 351 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.228 km E of Chase, Alaska · 351 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.620 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 351 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.017 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 350 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.45 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 350 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.739 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 350 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.927 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 350 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.535 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 350 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.933 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 350 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.514 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 349 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.842 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 349 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.26 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 349 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.519 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 348 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.96 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 348 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.817 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 348 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.023 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 347 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.96 km W of Knik, Alaska · 347 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.84 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 347 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.925 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 347 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.74 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 361 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 110
  2. 1.82 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 361 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.822 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 361 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.15 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 361 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.534 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 362 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.521 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 362 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.529 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 363 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.612 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 363 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.012 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 363 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.81 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 363 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.613 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 364 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.88 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 364 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.68 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 364 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.234 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 364 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.512 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 364 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.836 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 364 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.72 km E of Willow, Alaska · 364 days ago · 48 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.311 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 365 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.717 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 365 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.83 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 366 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025cymsdu9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC.