Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 68 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 68 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska on Fri, Jan 6, 2023, 1:52 PM AKST (22:52 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-06 22:52:06 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.457° N, 149.343° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917 km SE of Primrose, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.523 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.527 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.734 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.212 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.116 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.714 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.542 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.067 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.086 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.640 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.177 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.539 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.555 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.828 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.4Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.623 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.924 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.557 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 3.212 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  21. 1.521 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.539 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.8100 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.524 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.623 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.918 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.037 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.934 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.813 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.118 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.553 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.020 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.812 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.541 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.820 km WSW of Primrose, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.2Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.544 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.665 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.616 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.718 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.646 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.737 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.528 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.925 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.530 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.633 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.527 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.069 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.520 km S of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.922 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.748 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 238 · tsunami flag
  16. 2.338 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.525 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.636 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away

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