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M2.1 Earthquake near 5 km S of Willow, Alaska (United States)

UTC time: 2025-11-27 21:14:38 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On November 27, 2025 at 21:14 UTC, a magnitude M2.1 earthquake occurred near 5 km S of Willow, Alaska (United States). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 28 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks. United States: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 190 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.0.

Details

ID
31cb61d47bc819413e12f8a8ea7152b7e727bce6
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
27.5 km
UTC time
2025-11-27 21:14:38 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
City
Alaska
Source
usgs
Coordinates
61.69727, -150.02048
Temperature
-1.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 27.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 27.5 km
Shallow
27.5 km
27.5 km — deeper than the regional average (15.2 km)
Regional average: 15.2 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Hayes
    Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'034 m ·Last eruption: 1200 ·United States
  • Spurr
    Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'374 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Redoubt
    Distance: 199 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'108 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·United States
  • Iliamna
    Distance: 249 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'053 m ·Last eruption: 1876 ·United States
  • Buzzard Creek
    Distance: 275 km ·Tuff ring(s) ·Elevation: 830 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·United States
  • Wrangell
    Distance: 317 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 4'278 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Wasilla Creek AirparkUnited States · 05AK
    44.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-22

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

22 Sep 2025 – 22 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,124 Catalogue entries

Of 4,123 other entries for this area and period, 3,450 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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