Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 16 km N of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 16 km N of Willow, Alaska on Fri, Mar 6, 2026, 2:43 AM AKST (11:43 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 0 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-06 11:43:30 UTC
Depth
21.8 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.890° N, 149.987° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
28°
Stations used
71

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. 3.420 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 212 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 35
  2. 3.420 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 212 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.052 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 212 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.07 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 212 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.117 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 212 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.953 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 211 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.114 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 211 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.24 km N of Houston, Alaska · 211 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.935 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 211 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.815 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 211 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.139 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 211 days ago · 93 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.922 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 211 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.735 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 211 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.220 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 211 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.639 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 211 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.819 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 211 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.81 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 211 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.935 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 211 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.88 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 211 days ago · 84 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.555 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 210 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.610 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 210 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.029 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 210 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.927 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 210 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.87 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 210 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.124 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 210 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.813 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 210 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.78 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 210 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.311 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 210 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.96 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 210 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.038 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 210 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.025 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 209 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.87 km SSE of Knik, Alaska · 209 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.217 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 209 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.915 km W of Chase, Alaska · 209 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.718 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 209 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.613 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 209 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.227 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 209 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.64 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 209 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.512 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 209 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.726 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 209 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.212 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 209 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.630 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 209 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.57 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 209 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.654 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 209 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.639 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 209 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.137 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 209 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.536 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 209 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.77 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 208 days ago · 51 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.524 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 208 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.931 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 208 days ago · 56 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.019 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 208 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.333 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 208 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 3.64 km NE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 208 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 11
  54. 2.637 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 208 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.614 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 208 days ago · 56 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.354 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 208 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.016 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 207 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.85 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 207 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.08 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 207 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.86 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 207 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.916 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 212 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.77 km E of Willow, Alaska · 212 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.122 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 212 days ago · 71 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.76 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 212 days ago · 56 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.731 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 212 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.713 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 213 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.518 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 213 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.619 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 213 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.518 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 213 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.924 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 213 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.56 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 213 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.69 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 213 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.017 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 213 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.513 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 213 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.623 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 214 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.019 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 214 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.616 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 214 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.814 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 214 days ago · 53 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.836 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 214 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.918 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 214 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026eojuog. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.