M2.3 earthquake 32 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 32 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 8:09 AM AKST (17:09 UTC), 77 km (48 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-01-30 17:09:27 UTC
- Depth
- 77.3 km (48.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.291° N, 151.985° 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
- 100
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
- 1.561 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.060 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 126 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1341 days ago · 92 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.860 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 106 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.745 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.770 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 119 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.545 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 81 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.664 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 103 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.623 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.266 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.914 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.754 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.670 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 120 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.853 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 87 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.664 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.949 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 89 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 112 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.715 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.956 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 121 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.046 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 127 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.851 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 99 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.611 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.564 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 104 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.647 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 124 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.944 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 78 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.644 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 121 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.661 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 97 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1339 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 86 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.563 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 103 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.038 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 139 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.567 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 112 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.058 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 468 · tsunami flag
- 2.336 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
- 1.643 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 133 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.964 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 113 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.055 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 119 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.556 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.550 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 95 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.821 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 71 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.536 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 128 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.747 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 159 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.212 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 50 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
- 1.554 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 97 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 1337 days ago · 135 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.933 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 80 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.654 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 87 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 102 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.055 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 114 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.646 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.770 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 160 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.439 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 133 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.235 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 74 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.771 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 126 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.2Southern Alaska · 1336 days ago · 144 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.98 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.360 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 174 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.467 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 112 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.262 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.528 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.824 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.868 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 120 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.660 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 102 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1342 days ago · 100 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1342 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.055 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.860 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 96 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.041 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 77 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.648 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 80 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.955 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 121 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.037 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 87 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.764 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.866 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.542 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 81 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.618 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.649 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 124 km deep · 81 km away
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