Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NW of Hope, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Hope, Alaska on Mon, Apr 3, 2023, 9:08 AM AKDT (17:08 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Kenai Peninsula, 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
2023-04-03 17:08:08 UTC
Depth
28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.932° N, 149.671° 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
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.525 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1278 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.77 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.731 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.71 km WSW of Primrose, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.020 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.610 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.62 km WSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.39 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.67 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.644 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.79 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.512 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.713 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.620 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.57 km SSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 975 · tsunami flag
  19. 2.610 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 7
  20. 1.78 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.610 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.69 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.77 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.511 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.69 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.814 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.78 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.023 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.911 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.07 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.96 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.68 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.87 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.620 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.69 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.97 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.619 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.519 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.511 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.48 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.66 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.818 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.514 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.69 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.57 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.215 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.515 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.64 km SSE of Beluga, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.55 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.85 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.83 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.12 km SW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.511 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.816 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.117 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.530 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.518 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.618 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.48 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 3.910 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 171 · tsunami flag
  2. 1.53 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.89 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.517 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.620 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.57 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.58 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.726 km WNW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.117 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.518 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.520 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.29 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.530 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1283 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.516 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.77 km NE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.64 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.219 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.120 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0234a35dib. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.