Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 32 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 32 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska on Thu, Jan 19, 2023, 7:44 AM AKST (16:44 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km SW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-19 16:44:53 UTC
Depth
40.4 km (25.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.773° N, 150.175° 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
62

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.725 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.833 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.524 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.834 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.516 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.36 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.620 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.639 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.920 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.917 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.524 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.921 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.54 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.735 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.54 km WNW of Funny River, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.522 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.67 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.515 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.019 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.616 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.55 km N of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.515 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.640 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.59 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.715 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.69 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.62 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.418 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.920 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.618 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1348 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 3.211 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.720 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.04 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.18 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.52 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.628 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.616 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.59 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.517 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.513 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.322 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1345 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.517 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.416 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.028 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.925 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.98 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1343 days ago · 76 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.618 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.610 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.037 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.520 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.528 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.522 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.534 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.623 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.914 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1353 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.624 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.834 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.64 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1354 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.55 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.536 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.33 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.515 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.520 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.622 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.525 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.525 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1355 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.614 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.619 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1356 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.95 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1356 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023vp02o7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.