Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 32 km W of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 32 km W of Ester, Alaska on Sun, Jan 22, 2023, 1:57 AM AKST (10:57 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 19 km N of Four Mile Road, 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
2023-01-22 10:57:25 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.840° N, 148.701° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.924 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.719 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.916 km N of Ester, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.723 km WNW of Ferry, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 142 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.612 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 113 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.335 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.932 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.816 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.811 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 111 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.5northern Alaska · 1328 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.917 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.519 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.835 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.534 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.128 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.52 km SSE of Fox, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.5northern Alaska · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.645 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.729 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.033 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.821 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.98 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.97 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.115 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.69 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.6Central Alaska · 1298 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.59 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.520 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.820 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.76 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.8northern Alaska · 1354 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.79 km NW of Minto, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.7Central Alaska · 1359 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.528 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.728 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.615 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.628 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.516 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.724 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.5Central Alaska · 1369 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.631 km W of Minto, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.119 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.76 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.643 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02310k48ow. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.