Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 6:16 PM AKDT (02:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 Central 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
2023-03-18 02:16:30 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.322° N, 145.361° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.3Central Alaska · 1290 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.640 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.627 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.552 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.538 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.126 km SW of Deltana, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.335 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.382 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.641 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.620 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.739 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.137 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.824 km NE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.730 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.929 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.629 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.835 km WSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.737 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.7Central Alaska · 1314 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.043 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.541 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.626 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0233jdo304. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.