Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km SSW of Levelock, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Levelock, Alaska on Mon, Jan 2, 2023, 12:47 AM AKST (09:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 62 km SE of King Salmon, 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
2023-01-02 09:47:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.008° N, 156.909° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.629 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 178 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.254 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 150 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.463 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 152 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1350 days ago · 156 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.024 km SSE of South Naknek, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.153 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 160 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.760 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 152 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.740 km WNW of Egegik, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.964 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 151 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.820 km ENE of Egegik, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.723 km ENE of Egegik, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.222 km ENE of Egegik, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.425 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 192 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.856 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 149 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.162 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 145 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.414 km ENE of Clarks Point, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0233gpqtv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.