Minor mag. 2.0 earthquake - 8 Km E of Willow, Alaska, on Monday, Jan 17, 2022 at 10:23 am (GMT -9) -
Minor magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 26 km depth
17 Jan 19:25 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 minutes.
17 Jan 19:28: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 29.7 to 25.8 km (from 18.5 to 16 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3 km (1.9 mi) towards SSW.
17 Jan 19:28: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 29.7 to 25.8 km (from 18.5 to 16 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3 km (1.9 mi) towards SSW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 17, 2022 19:23:11 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, Jan 17, 2022 at 10:23 am (GMT -9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2 |
| Depth | 25.8 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 61.7156°N / 149.8932°W  (Alaska, United States) |
| Antipode | 61.716°S / 30.107°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Spurr (134 km / 83 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 8 km (5 mi) ESE of Willow Creek (pop: 2,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Houston (pop: 2,210) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Meadow Lakes (pop: 7,570) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) N of Big Lake (pop: 3,350) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) NW of Knik-Fairview (pop: 14,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (21 mi) WNW of Lakes (pop: 8,360) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) W of Fishhook (pop: 4,680) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) NNW of Eagle River (pop: 24,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) NNW of Eagle River (Anchorage) (pop: 24,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) N of Alaska City (pop: 298,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  -14.6°C (6 F), humidity: 87%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.0 | 26 km | 8 Km E of Willow, Alaska | USGS |
| 2.0 | 26 km | Southern Alaska | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
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