Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, May 18, 2023, 12:02 AM AKDT (08:02 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 79 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-18 08:02:16 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.050° N, 147.211° 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
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.379 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.574 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.18 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.59 km NNW of Healy, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.117 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 13
  6. 2.1Central Alaska · 1220 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 15
  7. 1.537 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 113 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.882 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.5Central Alaska · 1216 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.713 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.57 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.612 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.967 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.913 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.2Central Alaska · 1202 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.5Central Alaska · 1202 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.036 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1199 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.253 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1194 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.919 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1194 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.94 km S of North Pole, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.850 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1188 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.59 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1178 days ago · 111 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.664 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.66 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.710 km SSW of Badger, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.528 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.631 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.752 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 111 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.63 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.636 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.6Central Alaska · 1253 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.8Central Alaska · 1253 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.662 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.748 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.876 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.525 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 106 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0236ccxto5. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.