Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 29 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 29 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Sun, Jan 1, 2023, 4:10 AM AKST (13:10 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 58 km W of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-01 13:10:47 UTC
Depth
75.0 km (46.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.321° N, 151.485° 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
25

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. 1.823 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.712 km W of Hope, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.64 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.144 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 95 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1371 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.638 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1370 days ago · 78 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1370 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.621 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.521 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.625 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.551 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 91 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.777 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 134 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.866 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 111 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.542 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 64 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.728 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.648 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 103 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.547 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 88 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.635 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 87 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.810 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  21. 1.56 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.114 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.55 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.514 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.138 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 77 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.732 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.87 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.616 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.719 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.526 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.67 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 3.210 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 22
  33. 2.720 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.529 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.557 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 104 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1366 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.512 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.821 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 3.0Southern Alaska · 1365 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.631 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 68 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1365 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.820 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.474 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.826 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.718 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 70 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.614 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.529 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 77 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.965 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 111 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.671 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 118 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.838 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 122 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.742 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 89 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.223 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.942 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 89 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.820 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.737 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.64 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.545 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 119 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.647 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 95 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.539 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 82 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.85 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.735 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 76 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.58 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.278 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 155 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.622 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.519 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.655 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 111 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.517 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 66 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.739 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 82 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.755 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.518 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.64 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.629 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.262 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.521 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.540 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.525 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.825 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.849 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 94 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.640 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 94 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0231vc87e. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC.