Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 34 km NW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Ester, Alaska on Mon, Feb 20, 2023, 11:57 PM AKST (08:57 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 34 km NNE of Four Mile Road, 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
2023-02-21 08:57:48 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.093° N, 148.456° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.128 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.841 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.52 km SSE of Fox, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.5northern Alaska · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.729 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.033 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.98 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.97 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.115 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.69 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.6Central Alaska · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.59 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.520 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.820 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.76 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.653 km E of Clear, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.022 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.00 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.49 km SSE of Rampart, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.75 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.133 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.98 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.734 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.616 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.511 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.819 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.03 km ESE of Two Rivers, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.838 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.819 km SSW of Minto, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.748 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.835 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.519 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.917 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.5northern Alaska · 1326 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.932 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.335 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.916 km N of Ester, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.9northern Alaska · 1341 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.924 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.610 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.932 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0232e51u56. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.