Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 31 km WNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 31 km WNW of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Mar 9, 2026, 3:59 PM AKDT (23:59 UTC), 56 km (35 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-09 23:59:16 UTC
Depth
55.9 km (34.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.844° N, 150.601° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
33

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. 2.019 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 208 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.333 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 208 days ago · 52 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.71 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 208 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.64 km NE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 208 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 11
  5. 2.637 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 208 days ago · 94 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.614 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 208 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.016 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 207 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.040 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 207 days ago · 125 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.85 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 207 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.08 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 207 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.86 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 207 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.944 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 207 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.343 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 207 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.210 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 207 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.810 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 207 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.222 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 207 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.563 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 207 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.23 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 207 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.70 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 206 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 221
  20. 2.142 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 206 days ago · 82 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.730 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 206 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.86 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 206 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.022 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 206 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.855 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 206 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.827 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 206 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.929 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 206 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.14 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 206 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.334 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 206 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.923 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 205 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.637 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 205 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.79 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 205 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.810 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 205 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.934 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 205 days ago · 96 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.431 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 205 days ago · 58 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.639 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 205 days ago · 95 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.76 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 205 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.811 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 205 days ago · 56 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.019 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 204 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.825 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 204 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.513 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 204 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.68 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 204 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.828 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 203 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.623 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 203 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.77 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 203 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.943 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 203 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.710 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 203 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.815 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 203 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.914 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 202 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.738 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 202 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.127 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 202 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.734 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 202 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.011 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 202 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.93 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 202 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.92 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 202 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.97 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 202 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.113 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 202 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.013 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 201 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.113 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 201 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 3.126 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 201 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.926 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 201 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.524 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 208 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.77 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 208 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.647 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 208 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.536 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 208 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.137 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 208 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.045 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 208 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.57 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 209 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.630 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 209 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.830 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 209 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.212 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 209 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.726 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 209 days ago · 79 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.512 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 209 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.64 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 209 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.227 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 209 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.613 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 209 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.718 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 209 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.915 km W of Chase, Alaska · 209 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.217 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 209 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.87 km SSE of Knik, Alaska · 209 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.025 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 209 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026euvjfq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.