Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Feb 23, 2023, 10:52 PM AKST (07:52 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 44 km ESE of Cantwell, 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
2023-02-24 07:52:17 UTC
Depth
67.4 km (41.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.837° N, 148.844° 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
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.051 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.115 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.564 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.012 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.715 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.560 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 131 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.559 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 110 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.866 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 101 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.254 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 82 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.571 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 132 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.743 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.661 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.533 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.872 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 110 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.69 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.859 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 97 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.675 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.060 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.851 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 107 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.5Central Alaska · 1311 days ago · 58 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.873 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.549 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.659 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 89 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.574 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.4Central Alaska · 1310 days ago · 124 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.048 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 65 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.558 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.28 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.711 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.922 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.723 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.99 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.961 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.641 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 80 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.471 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.89 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.559 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.746 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.169 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.360 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.830 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.520 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.012 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.555 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.725 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 75 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.948 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.555 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 72 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.455 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.567 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 127 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.946 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.872 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.557 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.667 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.7Central Alaska · 1297 days ago · 66 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.877 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.5Central Alaska · 1297 days ago · 108 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.945 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.566 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 3.274 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 2.155 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.6Central Alaska · 1318 days ago · 135 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.562 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.531 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 68 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.545 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.942 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.264 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 131 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.670 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.763 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 104 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.629 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.6Central Alaska · 1321 days ago · 111 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.833 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.653 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 84 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.846 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.531 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.865 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.533 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.576 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.512 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away

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