Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Jan 26, 2023, 3:19 AM AKST (12:19 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 Central 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
2023-01-26 12:19:45 UTC
Depth
77.9 km (48.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.819° N, 149.910° 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
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 168 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Central Alaska · 1345 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.8Central Alaska · 1345 days ago · 76 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.652 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 101 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.051 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.528 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 64 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.730 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.6Central Alaska · 1343 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.540 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.628 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 76 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.567 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.641 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 91 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 128 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.940 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.646 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.7Central Alaska · 1340 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.671 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 118 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.546 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 108 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.946 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 87 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.455 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 120 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.348 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 99 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.764 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 130 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.655 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 106 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.847 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 82 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.955 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 114 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.162 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 109 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.261 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 127 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.650 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.628 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 85 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.532 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 149 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.540 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 85 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.633 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.7Central Alaska · 1335 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.054 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 120 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.550 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.750 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 112 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.759 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.634 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.156 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 90 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.740 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.6Central Alaska · 1335 days ago · 90 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.530 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.760 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 75 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.552 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 86 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.665 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 114 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 123 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.511 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.762 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 84 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.030 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.763 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 92 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.527 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.526 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.6Central Alaska · 1333 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 123 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.817 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.843 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 95 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.741 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.557 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 92 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.539 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 84 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.265 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 132 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.854 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 121 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.528 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 85 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.447 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 120 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.760 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 133 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.959 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.98 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.464 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 125 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.566 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 117 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.653 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.159 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.4Central Alaska · 1349 days ago · 128 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.532 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.543 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 97 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.6Central Alaska · 1349 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.665 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 101 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.948 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 119 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.134 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 91 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.737 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 105 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.513 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.654 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0231778eah. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC.