Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Mar 23, 2023, 6:50 AM AKDT (14:50 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 44 km ESE of Cantwell, 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 14:50:07 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.801° N, 147.553° 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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.653 km E of Clear, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.176 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.981 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.982 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.0Central Alaska · 1288 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.022 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.552 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.946 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.536 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.424 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.75 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.133 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.658 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.271 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.555 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.717 km S of Denali Park, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.780 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.382 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 3.744 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.929 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.525 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 106 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.876 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.748 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.662 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.8Central Alaska · 1252 days ago · 109 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.6Central Alaska · 1252 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.523 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.617 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.69 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.636 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.63 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 106 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.752 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 111 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.630 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.631 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.528 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.66 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 109 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.664 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 80 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.6Central Alaska · 1235 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 3.426 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.717 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.8Central Alaska · 1291 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.639 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.927 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.945 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.557 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 77 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.725 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.66 km NW of Healy, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 119 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.830 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.360 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.559 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.68 km WNW of Healy, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.07 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 107 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.523 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 86 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.661 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.562 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0233rup9c8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC.