Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 49 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 49 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska on Mon, Jan 16, 2023, 11:49 PM AKST (08:49 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-17 08:49:03 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.834° N, 150.029° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.742 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.067 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.717 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 99 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.225 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.659 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.762 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 132 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.929 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 161 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.761 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 115 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.663 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.416 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.918 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 106 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.565 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 108 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.9Central Alaska · 1353 days ago · 98 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.134 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 91 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.948 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 119 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.665 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 101 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.4Central Alaska · 1351 days ago · 128 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.566 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 117 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.464 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 125 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.959 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 127 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.760 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 133 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.447 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 120 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.854 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 121 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 3.8Central Alaska · 1347 days ago · 76 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  28. 1.528 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.335 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.735 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.036 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.540 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.567 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 128 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.018 km NNW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.671 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 118 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 120 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.764 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 130 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.847 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.719 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.162 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.261 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.617 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.532 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 149 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.634 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.156 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.665 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 123 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.762 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 84 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.763 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 92 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.723 km WNW of Ferry, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 142 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 123 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.741 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.557 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 92 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.265 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 132 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.7Central Alaska · 1334 days ago · 125 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.0Central Alaska · 1333 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.960 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.5Central Alaska · 1332 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 126 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.9Central Alaska · 1357 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.822 km SW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 108 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.767 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 122 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.371 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.757 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.524 km NE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.637 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.258 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 128 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.774 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 113 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.5Central Alaska · 1359 days ago · 133 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 128 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.7Central Alaska · 1359 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.9Central Alaska · 1359 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.559 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.0Central Alaska · 1361 days ago · 110 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.046 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 99 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.060 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.055 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 96 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.672 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 129 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023s96vkn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.