Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sat, Mar 18, 2023, 4:05 PM AKDT (00:05 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 23 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-03-19 00:05:36 UTC
Depth
88.6 km (55.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.597° N, 151.273° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 181 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.032 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.835 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.622 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.354 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 112 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.7Central Alaska · 1294 days ago · 122 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.866 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 127 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.650 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 110 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.025 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.264 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 117 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.661 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 124 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.627 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.530 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.5Central Alaska · 1291 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.522 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 17
  15. 1.522 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.520 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.736 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.3Central Alaska · 1291 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.559 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 101 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.750 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 109 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.271 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.743 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.643 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 117 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.857 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 129 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.568 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.830 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.634 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.514 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.530 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 75 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.827 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.670 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.957 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.057 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 3.241 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 101 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.623 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.8Central Alaska · 1288 days ago · 87 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.636 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.765 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 129 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.68 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.829 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.556 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 126 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.642 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 101 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.790 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.643 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 89 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.062 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 125 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.641 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 92 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.022 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.551 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 109 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.513 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 3.328 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 80 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.050 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 111 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.161 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 126 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.533 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.573 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 107 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.778 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.030 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.823 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.873 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 108 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.9Central Alaska · 1282 days ago · 121 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.5Central Alaska · 1282 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.882 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.141 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 89 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 124 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.342 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.817 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.431 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.636 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.614 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.847 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 113 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.7Central Alaska · 1295 days ago · 84 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.5Central Alaska · 1295 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.442 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 87 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.668 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.858 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 105 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.622 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 85 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.546 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 113 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.725 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.069 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.7Central Alaska · 1296 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.428 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 94 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0233kzy80d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.