Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km NE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Willow, Alaska on Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:52 AM AKDT (16:52 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 22 km SSW of Susitna, 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
2026-09-27 16:52:12 UTC
Depth
25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.814° N, 149.840° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 3.8 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 since this one and 181 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.637 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 4 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.018 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 4 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.97 km N of Hope, Alaska · 4 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.814 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 4 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.17 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 4 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.314 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 4 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.227 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 4 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.812 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.653 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.617 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.88 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.843 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.722 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.710 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.39 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.17 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.011 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.819 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.915 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.96 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.645 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.03 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.57 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 34 hr ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.18 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 28 hr ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.424 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 25 hr ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.731 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 18 hr ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 4 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 5 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.121 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 5 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.924 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 5 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.534 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 5 days ago · 68 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.111 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 5 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.36 km W of Houston, Alaska · 5 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.23 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 5 days ago · 62 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.126 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 5 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.060 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 5 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.33 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 5 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.625 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.24 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 7 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.031 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.07 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 7 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.233 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.011 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 7 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.435 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.76 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 7 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.711 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026tedqnf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.