Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km E of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km E of Willow, Alaska on Sun, Jan 12, 2025, 8:55 PM AKST (05:55 UTC), 28 km (17 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-13 05:55:17 UTC
Depth
27.7 km (17.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.769° N, 149.738° 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
74

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 171 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.731 km E of Chase, Alaska · 626 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.03 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 625 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.612 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 625 days ago · 57 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.716 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 625 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.634 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 624 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.922 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 624 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.622 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 624 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.78 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 623 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.825 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 623 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.29 km N of Willow, Alaska · 623 days ago · 44 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.514 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 622 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.125 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 622 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.526 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 622 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.72 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 621 days ago · 41 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.40 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 621 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.722 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 621 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.548 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 621 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.57 km S of Houston, Alaska · 620 days ago · 50 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.530 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 620 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.640 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 620 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.518 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 620 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.719 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 620 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.526 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 620 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.718 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 620 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.85 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 620 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.727 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 619 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.615 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 619 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.512 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 619 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.638 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 619 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.89 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 618 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.860 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 618 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.731 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 618 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.535 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 618 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.59 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 617 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.654 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 617 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.740 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 617 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.414 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 617 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.523 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 617 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.532 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 615 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.52 km ESE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 615 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.45 km ENE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 615 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.524 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 614 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.10 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 614 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.518 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 614 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.525 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 614 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.617 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 614 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.534 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 613 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.523 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 613 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.511 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 613 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.528 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 613 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.52 km S of Houston, Alaska · 613 days ago · 60 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.614 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 613 days ago · 37 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.513 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 613 days ago · 38 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.730 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 613 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.129 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 612 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.521 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 612 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.811 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 612 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.521 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 612 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.518 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 612 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.627 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 612 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.537 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 627 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.627 km E of Chase, Alaska · 627 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.54 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 627 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.818 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 627 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.622 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 627 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.622 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 627 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.69 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 627 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.242 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 627 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.516 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 627 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.016 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 627 days ago · 47 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.523 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 627 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.65 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 627 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.930 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 628 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.523 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 628 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.737 km E of Chase, Alaska · 628 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.54 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 628 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.729 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 628 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.523 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 628 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.57 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 629 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.813 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 629 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025llai3d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC.