Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km ENE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Willow, Alaska on Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 5:26 PM AKDT (01:26 UTC), 24 km (15 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-19 01:26:55 UTC
Depth
24.4 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.851° N, 149.665° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 since this one and 173 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.928 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 12 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.63 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 12 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.57 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 12 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.316 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 12 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.725 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.919 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 11 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.323 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 11 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.629 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.46 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 11 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.828 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 11 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.750 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.62 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 10 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.116 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.153 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.933 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.723 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.68 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 9 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 9 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.568 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 9 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.73 km S of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 9 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.614 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 9 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.811 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 8 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.49 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 8 days ago · 58 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.629 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 8 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 3.221 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 8 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  26. 3.227 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 8 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.813 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 8 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.013 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 8 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.714 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 7 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 49
  30. 2.312 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 7 days ago · 51 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.620 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.93 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 77 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.710 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.55 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 7 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.434 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.012 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 7 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.233 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.07 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 7 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.279 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 7 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.031 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.24 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 6 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.520 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 6 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.625 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.33 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 5 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.060 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 5 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.126 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 5 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.23 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 5 days ago · 62 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.36 km W of Houston, Alaska · 5 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.111 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 5 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.534 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 4 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.144 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 4 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.924 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 4 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.121 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 4 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 4 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.914 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 4 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.712 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 4 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.637 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 4 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.018 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.97 km N of Hope, Alaska · 3 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.814 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 1.626 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 13 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.537 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 13 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.17 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 13 days ago · 51 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.711 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 14 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 26
  5. 1.76 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 14 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 14 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 14 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.862 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.327 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.430 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.717 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 15 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.730 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 15 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.39 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 15 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.912 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 15 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.821 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 15 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.128 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 16 days ago · 64 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.23 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 16 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.828 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 16 days ago · 96 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.50 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 16 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026soepjv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC.