Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 46 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 46 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 8:46 AM AKST (17:46 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 19 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-06 17:46:31 UTC
Depth
69.2 km (43.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.185° N, 152.668° 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
40

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.513 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.337 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 7
  3. 1.765 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 87 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.665 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.049 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1334 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.612 km SSE of Homer, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1334 days ago · 78 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.844 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 73 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.646 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.963 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 55 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.974 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 76 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.929 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.054 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 63 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.649 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1333 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.617 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.164 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.659 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.676 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.039 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 86 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.549 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.649 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 121 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.657 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 91 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.653 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 85 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.855 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 100 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.562 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 73 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.066 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 105 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.792 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.771 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 72 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.659 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 82 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.135 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 129 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.670 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.249 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 95 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.933 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.649 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 99 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.068 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 112 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.523 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.538 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.838 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1331 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.051 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.046 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 106 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.789 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 3.265 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.131 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 67 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.716 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.066 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 84 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.85 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.84 km N of Kachemak, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.538 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.956 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 66 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.993 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.836 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.943 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 71 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.874 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.629 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 68 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.059 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.82 km SSE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.67 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 93 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 91 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.429 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.725 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.272 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 67 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.356 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.830 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 67 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.861 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.638 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.969 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.667 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 70 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.781 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.863 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 96 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.439 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 133 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.646 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 114 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.055 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.212 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.519 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 157 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0231pha51m. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.