Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Sun, Jul 23, 2023, 8:22 AM AKDT (16:22 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 85 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-07-23 16:22:35 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.462° N, 161.210° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7105 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1168 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.094 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.891 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.7126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.3115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.757 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.1117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.772 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.656 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.653 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.168 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.559 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.796 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.282 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.9111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.885 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.9114 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.799 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.0100 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.979 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.6132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.191 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.7105 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 3.986 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.1156 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.168 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.587 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.55 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1165 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.080 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.160 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.588 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.686 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.6112 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.763 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 62 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 4.787 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.979 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.681 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1164 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.693 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.778 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.596 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.387 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.8117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.963 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.7113 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.6106 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.6123 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.692 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.2109 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 3.1150 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.191 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 4.0112 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.391 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1168 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.6119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1168 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.0123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1168 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.0122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1168 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.8110 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1168 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.875 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.182 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.983 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.892 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.880 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.8112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.882 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.1137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.461 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.0south of Alaska · 1169 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.8110 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.892 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.6125 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.798 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1170 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.376 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1170 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0239dnajh6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.