Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km NNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km NNW of Willow, Alaska on Sat, Jan 24, 2026, 6:53 AM AKST (15:53 UTC), 61 km (38 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-24 15:53:44 UTC
Depth
60.5 km (37.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.947° N, 150.203° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
14

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 254 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.724 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 253 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.522 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 253 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.624 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 253 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.827 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.933 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 253 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.130 km N of Chase, Alaska · 253 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.911 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 253 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.57 km S of Willow, Alaska · 253 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.818 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 253 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.925 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.720 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 253 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.826 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 253 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.813 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.813 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 253 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.89 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.929 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 252 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.49 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.07 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.725 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 252 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.47 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 252 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 3.54 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 252 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 81
  23. 1.76 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 252 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.833 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 252 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.719 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 252 days ago · 56 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.011 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 251 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.021 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 251 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.816 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 251 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.121 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 251 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.214 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.631 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 251 days ago · 58 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.923 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 251 days ago · 60 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.828 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 251 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.217 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 250 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.826 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 250 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.25 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 250 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.521 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 250 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.040 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 250 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.959 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 250 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.927 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.220 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 250 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.84 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 250 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.312 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.334 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 250 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.232 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.09 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 250 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.97 km S of Willow, Alaska · 249 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.959 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 249 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.114 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.222 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 249 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.322 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 248 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.14 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 248 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.322 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 248 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.417 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 248 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.737 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 248 days ago · 69 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.03 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 248 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.029 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 248 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  58. 3.214 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 247 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 17
  59. 1.727 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 247 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.717 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 247 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.65 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 254 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.821 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 254 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.620 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 254 days ago · 86 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.73 km E of Gateway, Alaska · 254 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.735 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 254 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.742 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 254 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 255 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.26 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 255 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.76 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 255 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.929 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.05 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 255 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.613 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 255 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.544 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 255 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.73 km W of Willow, Alaska · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.529 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 256 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.63 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 256 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.711 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 256 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.62 km S of Houston, Alaska · 256 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.531 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 256 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.617 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 256 days ago · 60 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026brlibx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.