Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sun, Jan 15, 2023, 12:39 AM AKST (09:39 UTC), 20 km (12 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-15 09:39:01 UTC
Depth
20.1 km (12.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.237° N, 150.005° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Central Alaska · 1359 days ago · 133 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.524 km NE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.822 km SW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 108 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.649 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.717 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 99 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.918 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 106 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.948 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 119 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.932 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.447 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 120 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.854 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 121 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.540 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.567 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.719 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.723 km WNW of Ferry, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 142 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.0Central Alaska · 1333 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.612 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 113 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.441 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.817 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 110 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.09 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 108 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.64 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 116 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.816 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.811 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.85 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 116 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.555 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.549 km ENE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.6Central Alaska · 1325 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.519 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.833 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 103 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.748 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.5Central Alaska · 1322 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.846 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.657 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 133 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.564 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.560 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 131 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.564 km NE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.523 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.645 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.729 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.07 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 107 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.568 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 134 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.033 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.821 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.68 km WNW of Healy, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 115 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.933 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.247 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 134 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.169 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.66 km NW of Healy, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 119 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.115 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.667 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.728 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.615 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.046 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.731 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 103 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.624 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.631 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 146 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.516 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.653 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 109 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.7Central Alaska · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.627 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 102 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.645 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 122 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.5Central Alaska · 1369 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.628 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 115 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.763 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.934 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.2Central Alaska · 1373 days ago · 94 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.547 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 109 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.119 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.8Central Alaska · 1374 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.661 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away

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