M1.5 earthquake 59 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 59 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Thu, Jan 5, 2023, 3:20 PM AKST (00:20 UTC), 81 km (51 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 62 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-01-06 00:20:58 UTC
- Depth
- 81.3 km (50.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.531° N, 152.903° 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
- 70
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
- 2.462 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 98 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.760 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 106 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.644 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.772 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 96 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.644 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 121 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1366 days ago · 110 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.069 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 120 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.855 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 101 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.732 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1365 days ago · 132 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.516 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.844 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 141 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 111 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.934 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.562 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.152 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 105 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 108 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.741 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 119 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.627 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 124 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.749 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 97 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.347 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 162 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.639 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 91 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 95 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.647 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 97 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 1364 days ago · 141 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.853 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 107 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.043 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 130 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.6Southern Alaska · 1364 days ago · 113 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.147 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 117 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.561 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 75 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.614 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.865 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 111 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.4Southern Alaska · 1364 days ago · 143 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.565 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 112 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.675 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
- 1.757 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.059 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 101 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.134 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.555 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.452 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 87 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 104 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.764 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 100 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.265 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 95 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.952 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 80 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.942 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.659 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 123 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.465 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 97 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.865 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 106 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.862 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 99 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.542 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 87 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.864 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 107 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.256 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 79 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.238 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 115 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.966 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.462 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 111 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.226 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1362 days ago · 93 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 1362 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.750 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 108 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.268 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.615 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.846 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 127 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1367 days ago · 98 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.866 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.885 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 83 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.034 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 125 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.052 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 131 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.950 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 106 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.945 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 90 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.510 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.142 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 135 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.864 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.442 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.750 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 85 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.952 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 103 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.022 km NNE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 180 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.78 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.653 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 94 km deep · 6 km away
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