M2.1 earthquake 34 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 34 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sun, Jan 8, 2023, 11:16 AM AKST (20:16 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 51 km SE of Port Graham, 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
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-01-08 20:16:50 UTC
- Depth
- 61.5 km (38.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.118° N, 152.309° 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
- 44
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.452 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 87 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.265 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 95 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.952 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.942 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.465 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 97 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.865 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.862 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.256 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 79 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.238 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.462 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 111 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.226 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1362 days ago · 93 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 1362 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.231 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 114 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.144 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 65 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.660 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.952 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.684 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.7Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.567 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.831 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 78 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.664 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 86 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.089 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 98 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.5Southern Alaska · 1361 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.956 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.638 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.948 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 122 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.852 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.357 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 101 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.844 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.545 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.540 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 80 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.767 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.755 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 72 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.764 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 111 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.524 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.937 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.644 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.946 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.651 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 104 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.062 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 90 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.945 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.853 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.627 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.359 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.3Southern Alaska · 1356 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.973 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 83 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.613 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.847 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 54 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.62 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.64 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.663 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 101 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.755 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.755 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.154 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 104 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
- 1.639 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.562 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 2.059 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 101 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.757 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 62 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.675 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.655 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.865 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.768 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.561 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.147 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.853 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 107 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.639 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.627 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 124 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 108 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.152 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.516 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 64 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.536 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.732 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.855 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1366 days ago · 110 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023dkazed. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC.