Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km NE of Badger, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Badger, Alaska on Mon, Mar 13, 2023, 9:57 AM AKDT (17:57 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 34 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-03-13 17:57:02 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.854° N, 147.417° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.115 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.69 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.6Central Alaska · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.59 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.520 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.820 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.76 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.653 km E of Clear, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.022 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.00 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.75 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.133 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.734 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.616 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.819 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.03 km ESE of Two Rivers, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.838 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.819 km SSW of Minto, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.748 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.644 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.662 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.6Central Alaska · 1251 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.636 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.752 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 111 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.528 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.710 km SSW of Badger, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.833 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 2.033 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.729 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.5northern Alaska · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.52 km SSE of Fox, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.128 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.534 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.835 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.519 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.917 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.932 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.335 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.212 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away

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