Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 34 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 34 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Mon, Feb 20, 2023, 1:32 PM AKST (22:32 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Kenai Peninsula, 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
2023-02-20 22:32:09 UTC
Depth
78.6 km (48.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.250° N, 151.685° 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
61

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. 1.924 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.512 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.531 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 95 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.426 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1320 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.287 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 132 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.748 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 86 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.634 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 86 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.14 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.34 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.721 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.756 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.521 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.712 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.719 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 69 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.639 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.622 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 72 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.58 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1317 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.525 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 88 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.638 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.62 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.544 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 106 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.726 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.68 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 64 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.766 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 103 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.57 km WSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.866 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 129 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.822 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.514 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.719 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.618 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.726 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.825 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.063 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 119 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.63 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.643 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.58 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.024 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 78 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.75 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.634 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 96 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.729 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.671 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.669 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 129 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.838 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 74 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.645 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 88 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.546 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.546 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 122 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.722 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.611 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.040 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.667 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.82 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.141 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.829 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 68 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.02 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1312 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 84 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.521 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.75 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.831 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.753 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 95 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.111 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.619 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 80 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.541 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.724 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.650 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 82 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.527 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.620 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.648 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 88 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.547 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 72 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.647 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 85 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.66 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1322 days ago · 96 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.716 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.54 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.463 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 97 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.58 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.6Southern Alaska · 1322 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.748 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away

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