Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km NE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 7:23 PM AKDT (03:23 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km N of Susitna, 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
2026-04-28 03:23:42 UTC
Depth
27.3 km (17.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.822° N, 149.852° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
42

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. 1.820 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 159 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.83 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 159 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.820 km W of Willow, Alaska · 159 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.72 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 159 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.766 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 159 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.019 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 159 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.77 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 159 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.844 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 158 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.59 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 158 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.724 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 158 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.735 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 158 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.922 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 158 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.613 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 158 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.023 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 158 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.520 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 157 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.12 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 157 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.65 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 157 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.05 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 157 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.75 km SW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 157 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.816 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 157 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.65 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 156 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.929 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 156 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.214 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 156 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.818 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 156 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 3.022 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 156 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.824 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 155 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.27 km N of Willow, Alaska · 155 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.718 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 155 days ago · 52 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.041 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 155 days ago · 91 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.828 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 155 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.123 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 155 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.826 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 155 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.620 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 154 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.626 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 154 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.726 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 154 days ago · 93 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.813 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 154 days ago · 51 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.419 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 154 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.735 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 153 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.725 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 153 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.08 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 153 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.97 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 152 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.828 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 152 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.027 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 152 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.729 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 152 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.519 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 152 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.64 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 152 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.723 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 152 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.934 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 152 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.836 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 151 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 3.42 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 151 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 79
  51. 2.04 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 151 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.14 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 151 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.629 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 151 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.34 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 151 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.75 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 151 days ago · 51 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.519 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 151 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.835 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 151 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.914 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 151 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 151 days ago · 54 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.527 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 150 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.77 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 160 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.94 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 160 days ago · 57 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.818 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 160 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.126 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 160 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.624 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 160 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.732 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 160 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.59 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 160 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.722 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 161 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.729 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 161 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.67 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 161 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.631 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 161 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.941 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 161 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.322 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 162 days ago · 53 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.926 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 162 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.618 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 162 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.423 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 162 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.045 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 162 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.832 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 162 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.210 km W of Houston, Alaska · 162 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 162 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ihasmz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.