Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska on Sun, Mar 1, 2026, 12:00 PM AKST (21:00 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 21 km ESE of Skwentna, 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
2026-03-01 21:00:08 UTC
Depth
65.6 km (40.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.444° N, 151.024° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 5.4 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
18

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.433 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 217 days ago · 101 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.613 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 217 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.813 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 217 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.75 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 217 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.625 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 217 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.715 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 217 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.629 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 217 days ago · 83 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.927 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 217 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.629 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 217 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.87 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 217 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.817 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 216 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.022 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 216 days ago · 69 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.825 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 216 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.74 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 216 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.011 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 216 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.835 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 216 days ago · 105 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.77 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 216 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.85 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 216 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.620 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 216 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.521 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 216 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.812 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 216 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 216 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.95 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 216 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.713 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 215 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.816 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 215 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.918 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 215 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.433 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 215 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.814 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 215 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.616 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 215 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.532 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 215 days ago · 84 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.019 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.623 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 215 days ago · 66 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.528 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 215 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.513 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 214 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.017 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 214 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.69 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 214 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.56 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 214 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.518 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 214 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.619 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 214 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.518 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 214 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.816 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 214 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.713 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 214 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.731 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 213 days ago · 73 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.811 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 213 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.559 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 213 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.122 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 213 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.813 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 213 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.77 km E of Willow, Alaska · 213 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.916 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 213 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.416 km N of Willow, Alaska · 213 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.632 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 213 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.052 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 213 days ago · 84 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.07 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 213 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.117 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 213 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.24 km N of Houston, Alaska · 212 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.815 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 212 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.513 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 212 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.547 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 212 days ago · 88 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.81 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 212 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.935 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 212 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.718 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 218 days ago · 63 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.926 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 218 days ago · 84 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.710 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 218 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.636 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 218 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.319 km W of Hope, Alaska · 218 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.917 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 218 days ago · 65 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.718 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 218 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.04 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 218 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.23 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 218 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.724 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 218 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.410 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 219 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.618 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 219 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.630 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 219 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.526 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 219 days ago · 66 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.526 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 219 days ago · 79 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.811 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 219 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.617 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 219 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.620 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 219 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.89 km WNW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 219 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.511 km W of Houston, Alaska · 219 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026efxpvl. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.