Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km NNE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Willow, Alaska on Sat, Jan 17, 2026, 7:26 PM AKST (04:26 UTC), 36 km (22 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-18 04:26:45 UTC
Depth
35.8 km (22.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.938° N, 149.916° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
27

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. 1.835 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 260 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.93 km N of Houston, Alaska · 260 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.325 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 260 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.748 km E of Chase, Alaska · 260 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.014 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 260 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.513 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 259 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.60 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 259 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.915 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 259 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.117 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 259 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.028 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 259 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.622 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 259 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.524 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 259 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 259 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.935 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 259 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.816 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 258 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.018 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 258 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.916 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 258 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 258 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.64 km W of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 258 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.631 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 258 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.518 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 258 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.620 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 258 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.318 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 258 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.616 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.55 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 257 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.05 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 257 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.336 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 257 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.524 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 257 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.838 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 256 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.515 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 256 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.928 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 256 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.531 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 256 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.617 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 256 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.531 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 256 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.62 km S of Houston, Alaska · 256 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.711 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 256 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.63 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 256 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.529 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 256 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.73 km W of Willow, Alaska · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.544 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 255 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.613 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 255 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.05 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 255 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.76 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 255 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.26 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 255 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 255 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.735 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 254 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.73 km E of Gateway, Alaska · 254 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.620 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 254 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.821 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 254 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.65 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 254 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.523 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 254 days ago · 61 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.736 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 254 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.724 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 253 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.522 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 253 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.624 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 253 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.539 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 253 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.827 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.933 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 253 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.130 km N of Chase, Alaska · 253 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.911 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 253 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 4.134 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 260 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 95
  2. 1.88 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 260 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.914 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 261 days ago · 49 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.760 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 261 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.819 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 261 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.930 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 261 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.110 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 261 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.93 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 261 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.71 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 261 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.222 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 261 days ago · 102 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.114 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 261 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.05 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 261 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.232 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 262 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.57 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 262 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.130 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 262 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.360 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 262 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.127 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 262 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.02 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 262 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.015 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 262 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.310 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 262 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bfoevq. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.