Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 7:14 AM AKST (16:14 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 69 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-16 16:14:19 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.114° N, 148.674° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km N of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.869 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.6Southern Alaska · 1322 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.58 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.512 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.54 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.716 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.846 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.617 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.624 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.629 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.931 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.942 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.531 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.010 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.58 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.6Central Alaska · 1317 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.115 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.012 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.715 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.830 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.743 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.514 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.69 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.02 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.917 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.5Central Alaska · 1311 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.518 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.733 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.07 km S of Knik, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.048 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.558 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.520 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.722 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.525 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.28 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.711 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.514 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.723 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.99 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.622 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 3.88 km ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 252
  45. 1.610 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.89 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.611 km W of Houston, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.59 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.520 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.012 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.612 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.555 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.946 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.64 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.7Central Alaska · 1297 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.877 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.59 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.714 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.552 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.913 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 2.811 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.512 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.830 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.831 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.56 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.846 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.628 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.065 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.6Central Alaska · 1327 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1327 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.650 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 67 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.947 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.530 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.615 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.26 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.89 km N of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1329 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.511 km W of Chase, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.78 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.24 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02325zvaef. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.