Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km WSW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Willow, Alaska on Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 10:34 PM AKDT (06:34 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 27 km SW of Petersville, 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
2026-03-21 06:34:46 UTC
Depth
26.7 km (16.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.711° N, 150.344° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
42°
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. 2.235 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 197 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.214 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 197 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.129 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 197 days ago · 80 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.020 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 196 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.918 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 196 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.936 km E of Chase, Alaska · 196 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.024 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 196 days ago · 69 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.932 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 196 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.429 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 196 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.92 km ENE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 196 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.98 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 196 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.918 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 196 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.019 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 196 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.011 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 196 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.824 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 196 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.910 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 195 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.721 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 195 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.325 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 195 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.946 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 195 days ago · 92 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.921 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 195 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.710 km N of Houston, Alaska · 195 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.816 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 195 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.923 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 195 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.810 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 195 days ago · 57 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.520 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 195 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.77 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 195 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.812 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 195 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.240 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 194 days ago · 130 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.121 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 194 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.29 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 194 days ago · 46 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.57 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 194 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 3.027 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 194 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.628 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 194 days ago · 77 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.525 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 194 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.712 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 194 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.623 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 194 days ago · 70 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.929 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 194 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.513 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 193 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.720 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 193 days ago · 62 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.728 km E of Chase, Alaska · 193 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 193 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.522 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 193 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.86 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 193 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.412 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 193 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.77 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 193 days ago · 69 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.63 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 192 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.617 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 192 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.722 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 192 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.514 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 192 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.914 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 192 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.05 km WNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 192 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.824 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 192 days ago · 71 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.626 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 192 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.09 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 192 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.41 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 192 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.827 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 191 days ago · 68 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.06 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 191 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.326 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 191 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.418 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 191 days ago · 42 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.55 km W of Houston, Alaska · 191 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.64 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 197 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.226 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 197 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.316 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 197 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.95 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 197 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.611 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 198 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.521 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 198 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.72 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 198 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.842 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 198 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.68 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 198 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.317 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 199 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.314 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 199 days ago · 72 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.911 km N of Houston, Alaska · 199 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.124 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 199 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.224 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 199 days ago · 58 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.029 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 199 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.913 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 199 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.012 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 200 days ago · 57 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 3.47 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 200 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 21
  19. 2.38 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 200 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.23 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 200 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026fpnlsl. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.