Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 31 km WNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 31 km WNW of Willow, Alaska on Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:16 PM AKDT (01:16 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.5 32 km N of Fishhook, 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
2026-10-01 01:16:50 UTC
Depth
61.9 km (38.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.890° N, 150.544° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
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: 15 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.235 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 4 days ago · 116 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.943 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 4 days ago · 101 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.024 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.18 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.19 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.730 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.723 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3 days ago · 70 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.614 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.821 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 40 hr ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 3.532 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 30 hr ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.69 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 27 hr ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.38 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 12 hr ago · 58 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.410 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10 hr ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.133 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 9 hr ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.024 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2 hr ago · 87 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.233 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 4 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.424 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 5 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.18 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 5 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.57 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.163 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.03 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 6 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.96 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 6 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.915 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.819 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 6 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.011 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.17 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 6 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.39 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.710 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 6 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.722 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.843 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.88 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 7 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.617 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 7 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.812 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.314 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 7 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026tkinuj. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.