Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Sat, Jan 14, 2023, 6:59 AM AKST (15:59 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 51 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-14 15:59:42 UTC
Depth
67.4 km (41.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.661° N, 152.204° 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
29

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.937 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 70 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 101 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.644 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 80 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.048 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 162 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.946 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 83 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.651 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 104 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.062 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 90 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.945 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.939 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 143 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.657 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 107 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.853 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 90 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.627 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 64 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.359 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 98 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.174 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.3Southern Alaska · 1357 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.852 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 95 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.973 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.557 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 137 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.238 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 143 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.614 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.613 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 61 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.847 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.62 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.64 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.070 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.738 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.060 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 122 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 3.141 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 162 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.352 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 142 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.663 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 101 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.867 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 107 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.755 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 83 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.547 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 90 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.755 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 96 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 3.154 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.639 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 69 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1356 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.562 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 99 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.570 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.775 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.369 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.968 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.863 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 104 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.214 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.873 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.660 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 98 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.760 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 102 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1355 days ago · 77 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.569 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.656 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.757 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 99 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.873 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.714 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.976 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.061 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.232 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 142 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.562 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 106 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.764 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.955 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 115 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.755 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.959 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 103 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.343 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 132 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.941 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 144 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.540 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 80 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.545 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 93 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.567 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 110 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.851 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.960 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 139 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.844 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 71 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.357 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 101 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.761 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 105 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.852 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 98 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.666 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 106 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 82 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.948 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 122 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.667 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 122 km deep · 73 km away

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