Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Willow, Alaska on Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 2:05 PM AKST (23:05 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 19 km WSW of Trapper Creek, 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
2026-02-18 23:05:21 UTC
Depth
30.2 km (18.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.760° N, 150.002° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
31

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. 1.839 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 228 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.73 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 227 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.65 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 227 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.816 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 227 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.019 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 227 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 41
  6. 1.831 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 227 days ago · 74 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.123 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 227 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.819 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 227 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.64 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 227 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.520 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 227 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.311 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 227 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.031 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 227 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.65 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 227 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.218 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 227 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.93 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 227 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.813 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 226 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.13 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 226 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.37 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 226 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.020 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 226 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.215 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 226 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.52 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 226 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.520 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 225 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.08 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 225 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.016 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 225 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.134 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 225 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 3.14 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 225 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.128 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 225 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.919 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 225 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.823 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 225 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.023 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 225 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.39 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 225 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.511 km N of Houston, Alaska · 225 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.921 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 225 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.729 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 224 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.89 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 224 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 224 days ago · 64 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.16 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 224 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.233 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 224 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.813 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 224 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.923 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 224 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 3.444 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 224 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.85 km SW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 224 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.626 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 224 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.710 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 224 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.719 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 223 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.312 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 223 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.817 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 223 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 3.028 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 223 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.928 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 223 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.719 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 223 days ago · 52 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.820 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 223 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.919 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 223 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.84 km ESE of Hope, Alaska · 223 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.721 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 223 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.922 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 223 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 223 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 223 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.819 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 223 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.87 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 223 days ago · 47 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.020 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 223 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.731 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 228 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.133 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 228 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.78 km E of Willow, Alaska · 229 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.616 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 229 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.614 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 229 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.72 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 229 days ago · 52 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.922 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 229 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.57 km E of Willow, Alaska · 229 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.925 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 229 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.830 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 229 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.826 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 229 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.642 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 229 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.635 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 230 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.126 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 230 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.126 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 230 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.232 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 230 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.013 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 230 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.89 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 230 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.823 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 230 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.634 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 230 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026dlwtwf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC.