Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15 km NE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Willow, Alaska on Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 5:20 AM AKDT (13:20 UTC), 28 km (18 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-15 13:20:19 UTC
Depth
28.3 km (17.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.856° N, 149.848° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
41

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. 1.914 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 203 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.127 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 203 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.734 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 203 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.011 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 203 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.93 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 203 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.92 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 203 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.97 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 202 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.113 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 202 days ago · 67 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.013 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 202 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.113 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 202 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.126 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 202 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.926 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 202 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.726 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 202 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.212 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 202 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.024 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 201 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.84 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 201 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.126 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 201 days ago · 60 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.815 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 201 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.39 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 201 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.38 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 200 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  21. 3.47 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 200 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 21
  22. 2.012 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 200 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.913 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 200 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.029 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 200 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.224 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 200 days ago · 58 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.124 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 199 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.911 km N of Houston, Alaska · 199 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 3.314 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 199 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  29. 2.317 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 199 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.842 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 199 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.226 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 198 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.64 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 198 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.916 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 198 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.214 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 197 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.129 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 197 days ago · 80 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.921 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 197 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.020 km ENE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 197 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.020 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 197 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.918 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 197 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.936 km E of Chase, Alaska · 197 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.024 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 197 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.932 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 197 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.429 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 197 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.92 km ENE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 197 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.066 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 196 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.98 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 196 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.918 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 196 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.019 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 196 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.011 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 196 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.824 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 196 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.721 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 196 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.325 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 196 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.921 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 196 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.710 km N of Houston, Alaska · 196 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.816 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 196 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  56. 2.923 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 196 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.810 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 195 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.520 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 195 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.77 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 195 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.812 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 195 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.710 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 203 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.347 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 203 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.535 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 204 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.77 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 204 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.623 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 204 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.513 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 204 days ago · 62 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.825 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 205 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.019 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 205 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.811 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 206 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.76 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 206 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.431 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 206 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.810 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 206 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.925 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 206 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.637 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 206 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.923 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 206 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.334 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 206 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.14 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 206 days ago · 51 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.929 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 206 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.733 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 206 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.748 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 206 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ffanxh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.