Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 37 km NW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 37 km NW of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Sep 7, 2026, 1:50 AM AKDT (09:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 14 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-07 09:50:51 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.971° N, 150.563° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.321 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 25 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.231 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 25 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.632 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 24 days ago · 63 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.817 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 24 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.56 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 24 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.610 km E of Willow, Alaska · 24 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.730 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 24 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.827 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 23 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.653 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 23 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.516 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 23 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.357 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 23 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.915 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 23 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.925 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 22 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.716 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 22 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.07 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 22 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.76 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 22 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.043 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 22 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.54 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 22 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.711 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 22 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.46 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 21 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.953 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 21 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.84 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 21 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.65 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 21 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.026 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 21 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.25 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 21 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.057 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 20 days ago · 125 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.57 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 20 days ago · 81 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.610 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 20 days ago · 85 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.612 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 19 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.636 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 19 days ago · 93 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.72 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 19 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.54 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 18 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.822 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 18 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.69 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 18 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.528 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 18 days ago · 114 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.610 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 18 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.936 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 18 days ago · 88 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.727 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 17 days ago · 95 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.654 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.63 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 17 days ago · 55 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.744 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 17 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.725 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 17 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.50 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 17 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.828 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 17 days ago · 96 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.23 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 16 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.128 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 16 days ago · 64 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.925 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 16 days ago · 98 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.821 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 16 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.912 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 16 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 3.39 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 16 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.847 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 16 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.852 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 16 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.157 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 16 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.98 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 16 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.635 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.717 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 15 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.430 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 15 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.639 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 15 days ago · 85 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 15 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 2.425 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 25 days ago · 93 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.310 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 25 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.031 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 25 days ago · 91 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.852 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 26 days ago · 126 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 26 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.619 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 26 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.529 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 26 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.93 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 26 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  9. 1.80 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 27 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.57 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 27 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.913 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 27 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.66 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 27 days ago · 88 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.239 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 27 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.656 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 27 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.120 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 28 days ago · 62 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.537 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 28 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.652 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 28 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.52 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 28 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.027 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 28 days ago · 95 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.229 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 28 days ago · 108 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026rsrdvd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.