Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km E of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km E of Willow, Alaska on Tue, Sep 8, 2026, 7:53 AM AKDT (15:53 UTC), 33 km (20 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-08 15:53:19 UTC
Depth
32.7 km (20.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.760° N, 149.847° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 since this one and 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.730 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 22 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.827 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 21 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.653 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 21 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.516 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 21 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.357 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 21 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.915 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 21 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.925 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 21 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.716 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 21 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.07 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 21 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.630 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 21 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.76 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 21 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.043 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 20 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.54 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 20 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.711 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 20 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.46 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 20 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.84 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 20 days ago · 62 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.65 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 19 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.026 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 19 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.25 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 19 days ago · 59 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.57 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 19 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.610 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 18 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.612 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 18 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.517 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 17 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.72 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 17 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.54 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 17 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.822 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 16 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.69 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 16 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.610 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 16 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.63 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 16 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.725 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.50 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.828 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 15 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.23 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 15 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.128 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 15 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.821 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 14 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.912 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 14 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 3.39 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 14 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.730 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.98 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 14 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.717 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 14 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.430 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.327 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 13 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 13 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 13 days ago · 47 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.76 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 13 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.711 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 13 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 26
  48. 2.17 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 12 days ago · 51 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.537 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 12 days ago · 80 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.626 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 12 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.822 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 12 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.928 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 11 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.63 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 11 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.69 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 11 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.323 km W of Hope, Alaska · 11 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.57 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.316 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.725 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.919 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 11 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.323 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 10 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 1.56 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 22 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.817 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 22 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.632 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 23 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.231 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 23 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.321 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 23 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.737 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 23 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.425 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 24 days ago · 93 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.310 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 24 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.031 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 24 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 24 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.619 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 24 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.529 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 24 days ago · 52 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.93 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 25 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  14. 1.80 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 25 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.57 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 25 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.913 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 25 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.66 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 25 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.239 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 25 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.721 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 26 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.120 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 26 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ruzgrd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.