Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sun, Feb 5, 2023, 11:05 PM AKST (08:05 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 65 km ESE of Denali National Park, 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
2023-02-06 08:05:56 UTC
Depth
90.4 km (56.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.594° N, 151.325° 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
28

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 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.530 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 79 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.552 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 86 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.665 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 114 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 123 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.511 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.619 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.762 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.030 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.763 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 92 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.527 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.526 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.6Central Alaska · 1333 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 123 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.817 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 80 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.843 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 95 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.672 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.557 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 92 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.539 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 84 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.265 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 132 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.541 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 130 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.627 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.7Central Alaska · 1332 days ago · 125 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.527 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.631 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.653 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 106 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.7Central Alaska · 1331 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.960 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 118 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.624 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 78 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.5Central Alaska · 1330 days ago · 107 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.952 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 126 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.5Central Alaska · 1330 days ago · 90 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.048 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 100 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.653 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.626 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 80 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.665 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 127 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.845 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 120 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.565 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 129 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.648 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 99 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 3.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 118 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.511 km W of Chase, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.572 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.129 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.565 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.615 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.514 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.650 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.155 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 119 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 3.057 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 98 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.549 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 104 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.5Central Alaska · 1327 days ago · 91 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.6Central Alaska · 1327 days ago · 131 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.262 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 130 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.459 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.770 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.666 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 132 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.925 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.643 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 114 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.933 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.628 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.740 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.156 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.78 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.634 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.516 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.750 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 112 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.656 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 97 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.550 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 103 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.054 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 120 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.528 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.633 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 75 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.540 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.532 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 149 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.617 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.968 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.723 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.628 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 85 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.625 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.820 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 78 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.261 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 127 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0231pboib4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.