Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km S of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km S of Willow, Alaska on Wed, Jan 28, 2026, 2:59 PM AKST (23:59 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-28 23:59:03 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.678° N, 150.023° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
22

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. 1.816 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 249 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.727 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 249 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.114 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.222 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 249 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.322 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 248 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.14 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 248 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.417 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 248 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.737 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 248 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.03 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 248 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.029 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 248 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.214 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 247 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 17
  12. 1.717 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 247 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.529 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 247 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.69 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 247 days ago · 50 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.612 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 247 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.22 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 247 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 8
  17. 1.538 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 247 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.91 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 247 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.611 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.99 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 246 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.838 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.720 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 246 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.023 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.818 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 246 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.74 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.018 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 246 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.87 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 246 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.013 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 246 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.626 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 246 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.58 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 246 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.923 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 246 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.93 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 246 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.925 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 246 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.932 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.131 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 245 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.136 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.94 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 63 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.110 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.023 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 245 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.92 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 245 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.025 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.331 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.536 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 245 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.04 km NW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 244 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.26 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 244 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.016 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 243 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.216 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 243 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.933 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 243 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.20 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 243 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.622 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 243 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.931 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 243 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 4.446 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 243 days ago · 101 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 86 · tsunami flag
  53. 2.011 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.021 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 242 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.629 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 242 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.13 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 242 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 242 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.625 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 242 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.511 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 242 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.65 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.09 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 250 days ago · 48 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.232 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.334 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 250 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.312 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.84 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 250 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.220 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 250 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.927 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.15 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 250 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.527 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 250 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.521 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 250 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.25 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 250 days ago · 51 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.826 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 250 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.217 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 250 days ago · 60 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.828 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 251 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.923 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 251 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.631 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 251 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.214 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.121 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 251 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.816 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 251 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.723 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 251 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bzkhvo. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:15 AM UTC.