Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 74 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 74 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska on Tue, Jan 17, 2023, 7:26 AM AKST (16:26 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 Central Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-17 16:26:37 UTC
Depth
43.2 km (26.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.456° N, 148.280° 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
98

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.818 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.742 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.941 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.540 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.521 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.556 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.817 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.416 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.58 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.532 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.9Central Alaska · 1345 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.8Central Alaska · 1345 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.816 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.051 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.528 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.869 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.628 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.940 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.018 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.646 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.7Central Alaska · 1340 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.321 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.650 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.7Central Alaska · 1335 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.759 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.760 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.848 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.741 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.226 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.850 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.631 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.125 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.7Central Alaska · 1331 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.222 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1328 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.89 km N of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.26 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.530 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.947 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.650 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 3.057 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.459 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1327 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.6Central Alaska · 1326 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.065 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.628 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.732 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.817 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.831 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.830 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.512 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.811 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.5Central Alaska · 1324 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.553 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.915 km N of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 3.869 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.032 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.512 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.846 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.617 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 1.734 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.710 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.555 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.120 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.524 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.943 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.69 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.141 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.442 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.526 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.18 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.646 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.015 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.540 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.554 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.9Central Alaska · 1365 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.8Central Alaska · 1365 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.042 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.147 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.221 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

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