Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Mar 23, 2023, 5:17 AM AKDT (13:17 UTC), 67 km (41 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-03-23 13:17:28 UTC
Depth
66.7 km (41.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.035° N, 148.439° 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
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Central Alaska · 1290 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.624 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.568 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.830 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.338 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.176 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.981 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.982 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.853 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.561 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.0Central Alaska · 1287 days ago · 117 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.557 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.946 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 68 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.134 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 103 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.022 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.942 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.030 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.536 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.424 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 81 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.446 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 133 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.648 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.762 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 60 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.658 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 65 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.271 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.555 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.541 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 74 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.736 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 78 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.645 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.717 km S of Denali Park, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.743 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 96 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 3.018 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.533 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.857 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 130 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.659 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.542 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 86 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.260 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.661 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.542 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.5Central Alaska · 1272 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.469 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 102 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.852 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.656 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.780 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.635 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.555 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 93 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.145 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.6Central Alaska · 1269 days ago · 95 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.382 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.856 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.649 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 76 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.617 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.737 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.120 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.854 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 3.744 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.583 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 3.166 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 62 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.750 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.5Central Alaska · 1266 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.929 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 1.761 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.969 km NNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.869 km NNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.639 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 70 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.927 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.5Central Alaska · 1291 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.531 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 81 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.564 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.342 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.929 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.552 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.274 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 113 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.945 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.5Central Alaska · 1297 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.877 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.7Central Alaska · 1297 days ago · 66 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.557 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.946 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.555 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away

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