Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Wed, Feb 1, 2023, 11:34 AM AKST (20:34 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 43 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-01 20:34:07 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.100° N, 143.717° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.541 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.526 km WSW of Northway, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.642 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.943 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.645 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.843 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.042 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.727 km ENE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.626 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.541 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.043 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.916 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.7Central Alaska · 1314 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.737 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.835 km WSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.629 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.929 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.730 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.5Central Alaska · 1297 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.736 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.3Central Alaska · 1289 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.640 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.627 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.538 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.627 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.527 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.429 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.039 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.938 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.513 km S of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.527 km S of Tanacross, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.137 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.927 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.732 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0231h9b30b. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.