Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Mar 16, 2023, 2:52 AM AKDT (10:52 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 37 km WSW of Denali Park, 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
2023-03-16 10:52:41 UTC
Depth
108.3 km (67.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.568° N, 149.906° 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
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.546 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.945 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.566 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 124 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.274 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 113 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.069 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 115 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.858 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 105 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.442 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 87 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.747 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 139 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 124 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.141 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.7Central Alaska · 1294 days ago · 122 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.650 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 110 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.264 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 117 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.661 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 124 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.531 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.927 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 107 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.639 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.559 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 101 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.271 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 113 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.8Central Alaska · 1290 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.624 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.568 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 100 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.634 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.338 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 115 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.670 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 114 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.957 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.765 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 129 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.561 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.0Central Alaska · 1287 days ago · 117 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.643 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.946 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.661 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.062 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 125 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.134 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 103 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.551 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.050 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.161 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 126 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.533 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.873 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 108 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.064 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.9Central Alaska · 1282 days ago · 121 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.536 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.424 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.5Central Alaska · 1282 days ago · 112 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.854 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.5Central Alaska · 1282 days ago · 124 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.446 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 133 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.834 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.648 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.530 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.863 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.545 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.541 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.665 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 126 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.736 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 109 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.645 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.544 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.717 km S of Denali Park, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 117 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.667 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 133 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.858 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.872 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 105 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.567 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 127 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.455 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 98 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.555 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.948 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.551 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.725 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.66 km NW of Healy, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 119 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.555 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.830 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.169 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.0Central Alaska · 1301 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.761 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 120 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.746 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.247 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 134 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.719 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.718 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

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