Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Jan 5, 2023, 3:38 AM AKST (12:38 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 48 km WSW of Denali Park, 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
2023-01-05 12:38:49 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.461° N, 149.380° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.645 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 122 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.516 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.631 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 146 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.624 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.615 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.728 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.7Central Alaska · 1359 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.5Central Alaska · 1359 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.822 km SW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.649 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.717 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.79 km NW of Minto, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.8northern Alaska · 1354 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.918 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 106 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.948 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.932 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.447 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.924 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.719 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.916 km N of Ester, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.723 km WNW of Ferry, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 142 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.612 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 113 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.441 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.817 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 110 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.09 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 108 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.335 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.932 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.64 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 116 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.816 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.811 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 111 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.5northern Alaska · 1328 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.85 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 116 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.519 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.835 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.534 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.5Central Alaska · 1321 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.128 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.564 km NE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.52 km SSE of Fox, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.5northern Alaska · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.523 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.645 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.729 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.07 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 107 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.033 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.628 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 115 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.763 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.631 km W of Minto, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.119 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.8Central Alaska · 1374 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.76 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.643 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.612 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.034 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.653 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.56 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.5Central Alaska · 1384 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.132 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.56 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 109 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.114 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 110 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.635 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.534 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.519 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.75 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0238h26qs. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:55 AM UTC.