Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km WSW of Knik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Knik, Alaska on Sun, Jan 22, 2023, 8:46 AM AKST (17:46 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km SW of Susitna, 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
2023-01-22 17:46:47 UTC
Depth
28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.443° N, 149.803° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 176 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.539 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.019 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.814 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.616 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.55 km N of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.515 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.69 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.62 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1349 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.211 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.98 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.18 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.52 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.628 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.616 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.517 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.513 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.543 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.322 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.529 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.816 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.517 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.03 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.6Central Alaska · 1344 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1344 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.610 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.517 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.520 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.618 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.522 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.534 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.018 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.324 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.324 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  35. 1.73 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.611 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1341 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.833 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.321 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.923 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.924 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.516 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.939 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.424 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.625 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.58 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.528 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.913 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.512 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.75 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 52 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.16 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 47 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.310 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.740 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.05 km WSW of Beluga, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.62 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.13 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.726 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.513 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.67 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 42 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1335 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.921 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.917 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.827 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.817 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.87 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.524 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.646 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 93 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.132 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1354 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.624 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.613 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.521 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.929 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.834 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.64 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.6Central Alaska · 1355 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.540 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.521 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02310o7ypa. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.