Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km NW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km NW of Willow, Alaska on Tue, Jan 27, 2026, 4:47 AM AKST (13:47 UTC), 58 km (36 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-27 13:47:57 UTC
Depth
58.0 km (36.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.913° N, 150.516° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
85°
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. 1.923 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 250 days ago · 60 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.828 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 250 days ago · 52 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.217 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 250 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.826 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 250 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.25 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 250 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.927 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.220 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 250 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.312 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.334 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 249 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.232 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.09 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 249 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.97 km S of Willow, Alaska · 249 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.114 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.222 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 248 days ago · 66 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.250 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 248 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.322 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 248 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.14 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 248 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.322 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 248 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.417 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 248 days ago · 70 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.737 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 248 days ago · 69 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.03 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 247 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.029 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 247 days ago · 55 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.727 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 247 days ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.717 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 247 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.529 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 247 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 3.221 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 247 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.69 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 247 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.612 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 247 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 3.22 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 246 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 8
  30. 1.91 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 246 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.611 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.99 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 246 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.838 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.720 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 246 days ago · 78 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.023 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.818 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 246 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.74 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.018 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 246 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.87 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 246 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.013 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 246 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.626 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 246 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.837 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 246 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.58 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 246 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.923 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 246 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.942 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 98 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.925 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 245 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.932 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.131 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 245 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.136 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.94 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.110 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.023 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 245 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.92 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 245 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.025 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 244 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.331 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 244 days ago · 62 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.95 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 244 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.04 km NW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 244 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.26 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 243 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.225 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 243 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.016 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 243 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.214 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.121 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 251 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.816 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 251 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.021 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 251 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.011 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 251 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.719 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 251 days ago · 56 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.833 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 251 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.76 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 251 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.54 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 251 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 81
  10. 2.47 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 251 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.725 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 252 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.07 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.49 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.929 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 252 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.89 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.813 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.813 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 252 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.826 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 252 days ago · 72 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.720 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 253 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.925 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bwuiiv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC.