Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km WNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Willow, Alaska on Sun, May 17, 2026, 10:41 AM AKDT (18:41 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 27 km WNW of Hope, 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
2026-05-17 18:41:32 UTC
Depth
50.1 km (31.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.782° N, 150.310° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
22

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 194 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.129 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 140 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.15 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 140 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.715 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 140 days ago · 65 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.021 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 140 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.825 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 140 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.818 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 140 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.87 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 140 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.512 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 139 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.843 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 139 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.46 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 139 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.814 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 139 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.728 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 139 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.97 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 138 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.621 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 138 days ago · 70 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.726 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 138 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.730 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 138 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.534 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 138 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.719 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 138 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.933 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 137 days ago · 65 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.924 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 137 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.52 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 137 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.329 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 137 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.019 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 137 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.97 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 137 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.333 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 136 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.040 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 136 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.12 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 136 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.712 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 136 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.815 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.58 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 135 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.628 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 135 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.936 km E of Chase, Alaska · 135 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.823 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 134 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.111 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 134 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.522 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 134 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.625 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 133 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.77 km N of Houston, Alaska · 133 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.957 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 133 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.111 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 133 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.818 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 133 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.511 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 132 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.217 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 132 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.633 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 132 days ago · 58 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.618 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 132 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.825 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 132 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.526 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 132 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.927 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 131 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.819 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 131 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.26 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 131 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.427 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 131 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.64 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 131 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.638 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 131 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.95 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 131 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.724 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 131 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.231 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 131 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.27 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 131 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.611 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 130 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.66 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 130 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.52 km N of Tanaina, Alaska · 130 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.927 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 130 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.07 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 140 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.84 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 141 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.321 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 141 days ago · 73 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.917 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 142 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.14 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 142 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.535 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 142 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.523 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 142 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.631 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 142 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.64 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 142 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.827 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 143 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.914 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.712 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 143 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.55 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 144 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.326 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 144 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.87 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 144 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.946 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 144 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.832 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 144 days ago · 54 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.020 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.934 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 145 days ago · 76 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.14 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 145 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026jsqjsu. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.