Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 2:49 AM AKST (11:49 UTC), 125 km (77 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-09 11:49:38 UTC
Depth
124.5 km (77.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.244° N, 150.631° 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
68

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.850 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.631 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.0Central Alaska · 1331 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.653 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 106 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.7Central Alaska · 1331 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.960 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 118 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.624 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 78 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.5Central Alaska · 1330 days ago · 107 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.952 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 126 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.5Central Alaska · 1330 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.048 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.653 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 98 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.626 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.665 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 127 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.845 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 120 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.565 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 129 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.648 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 99 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 118 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.511 km W of Chase, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.572 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 111 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.441 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.565 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.514 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.817 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 110 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.650 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.155 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 119 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 3.057 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 98 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.549 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 104 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.6Central Alaska · 1327 days ago · 131 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.262 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 130 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.459 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.770 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 88 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.666 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 132 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 127 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.732 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.667 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 121 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.5Central Alaska · 1326 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.817 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.764 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 128 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.056 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 103 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.747 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 105 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.565 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 117 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.343 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 3.629 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 87 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.670 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 122 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.670 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 116 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.866 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 114 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.566 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 102 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.543 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.5Central Alaska · 1324 days ago · 97 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.768 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 86 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.950 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 3.3Central Alaska · 1323 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.553 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.157 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 94 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.555 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 109 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.549 km ENE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.6Central Alaska · 1322 days ago · 106 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.576 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 106 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.265 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 132 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.539 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 84 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.557 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 92 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.741 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.843 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 95 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.817 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 123 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.6Central Alaska · 1333 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.526 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.763 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 92 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.762 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 84 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.511 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 123 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.665 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 114 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.552 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 86 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.760 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.6Central Alaska · 1335 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.156 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 90 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.634 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.750 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 112 km deep · 41 km away

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