Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sun, Jan 1, 2023, 3:40 PM AKST (00:40 UTC), 94 km (59 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-02 00:40:32 UTC
Depth
94.2 km (58.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.425° N, 149.687° 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
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 156 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.331 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.559 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 113 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.674 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 107 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.536 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.934 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 104 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.763 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.554 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 96 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.628 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 115 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.559 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 81 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.528 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.836 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.064 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 129 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.568 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.5Central Alaska · 1369 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.540 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 97 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.543 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.559 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.553 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.221 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.061 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 112 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.147 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.557 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 111 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.733 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.645 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 122 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.8Central Alaska · 1366 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.855 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 116 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.9Central Alaska · 1366 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.554 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.632 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.646 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 3.6Central Alaska · 1364 days ago · 128 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.526 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.577 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 118 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 114 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.943 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 79 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.627 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 102 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.836 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.524 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.745 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.7Central Alaska · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.653 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 109 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.516 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.669 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 96 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.543 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 90 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.151 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.631 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 146 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.624 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 106 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.757 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 112 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.862 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 124 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.731 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 103 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.658 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 103 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.672 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 129 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.055 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.060 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 111 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.046 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 99 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.0Central Alaska · 1359 days ago · 110 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.162 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.449 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 146 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.555 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.559 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 94 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.326 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.650 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 86 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.642 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.547 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 109 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.865 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 128 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.119 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.954 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 114 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.9Central Alaska · 1372 days ago · 109 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.746 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.558 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 125 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.863 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 128 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.8Central Alaska · 1373 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.572 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 114 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.863 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.545 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.665 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 115 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.8Central Alaska · 1374 days ago · 120 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.646 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.661 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 122 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.643 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0233bbcea. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.