Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km W of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km W of Willow, Alaska on Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 5:45 PM AKST (02:45 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 21 km ESE of Skwentna, 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
2026-02-27 02:45:19 UTC
Depth
30.7 km (19.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.755° N, 150.376° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
16

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. 3.127 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 220 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
  2. 1.82 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 220 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.05 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 220 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.831 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 220 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.915 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 220 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.632 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 220 days ago · 55 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.415 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 219 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.325 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 219 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.27 km W of Houston, Alaska · 219 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.657 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 219 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.621 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 219 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.511 km W of Houston, Alaska · 219 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.89 km WNW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 219 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.620 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 219 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.811 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 219 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.526 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 219 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.526 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 219 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.630 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 219 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.618 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 219 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.410 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 219 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.030 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 219 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.724 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 219 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.027 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 219 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.726 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 219 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.23 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 218 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.04 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 218 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.718 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 218 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.917 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 218 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.319 km W of Hope, Alaska · 218 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.636 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 218 days ago · 53 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.121 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 218 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.710 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 218 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  33. 1.926 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 218 days ago · 84 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.718 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 218 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.629 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 218 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 3.433 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 218 days ago · 101 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.613 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 218 days ago · 56 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.813 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 218 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.75 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 217 days ago · 51 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.625 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 217 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.715 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 217 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.629 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 217 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.816 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 217 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.426 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 217 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.629 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 217 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.817 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 217 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.022 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 217 days ago · 69 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.825 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 216 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.74 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 216 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.011 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 216 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.835 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 216 days ago · 105 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.77 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 216 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.85 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 216 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.812 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 216 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 216 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.95 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 216 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.918 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 215 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.836 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 215 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.814 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 215 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.616 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 215 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.83 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 221 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.310 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 221 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.911 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 221 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.011 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 221 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.329 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 221 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.83 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 221 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.731 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 221 days ago · 77 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.110 km N of Houston, Alaska · 221 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.211 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 221 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.227 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 221 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.05 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 222 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 222 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.018 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 222 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.137 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 222 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.918 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 222 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.04 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 222 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.911 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 223 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.218 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 223 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.95 km SW of Chase, Alaska · 223 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.317 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 223 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026eavwof. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC.