Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 11 km ENE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Willow, Alaska on Thu, Jan 1, 2026, 12:47 PM AKST (21:47 UTC), 35 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 8 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-01 21:47:23 UTC
Depth
34.6 km (21.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.774° N, 149.823° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
73

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. 2.528 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 277 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.221 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 277 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.526 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 276 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.822 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 276 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.825 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 276 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.253 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 276 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.95 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 276 days ago · 56 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.027 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 276 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.813 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 276 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.737 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 276 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.812 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 276 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.326 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 276 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.946 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 276 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.611 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 276 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.627 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 276 days ago · 69 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.729 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 275 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.540 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 275 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.013 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 275 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.627 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 275 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.78 km W of Knik, Alaska · 275 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.929 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 275 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.722 km N of Willow, Alaska · 275 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.119 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 274 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.913 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 274 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.06 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 274 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.83 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 274 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.823 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 274 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.89 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 274 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.86 km E of Willow, Alaska · 274 days ago · 57 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.916 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 274 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  31. 2.012 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 273 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.412 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 273 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.07 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 273 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.513 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 273 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.017 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 273 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.519 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 273 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.220 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 273 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.229 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 273 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.321 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 273 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.67 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 273 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.39 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 273 days ago · 36 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.325 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 273 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.116 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 272 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.327 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 272 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.017 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 272 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 32
  46. 2.733 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 272 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.030 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 272 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.916 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 272 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.88 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 272 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.024 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 272 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 2.04 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 272 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.935 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 272 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.444 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 272 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.821 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 271 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.716 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 271 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.918 km W of Willow, Alaska · 271 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.84 km WNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 271 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.827 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 271 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.149 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 271 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.94 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 271 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.89 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 277 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.311 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 277 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.729 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 277 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.022 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 277 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.751 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 277 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.227 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 277 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.326 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 277 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.324 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 278 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.317 km N of Willow, Alaska · 278 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.13 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 278 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.024 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 278 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.516 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 278 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.054 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 278 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.718 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 278 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.01 km W of Houston, Alaska · 278 days ago · 40 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.943 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 278 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.216 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 279 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.116 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 279 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.015 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 279 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.821 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 279 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026abripf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.