Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Southeastern Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Southeastern Alaska on Tue, Jan 3, 2023, 1:22 PM AKST (22:22 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 95 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-03 22:22:34 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.323° N, 138.512° 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
18

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.550 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.667 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.871 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1347 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.995 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.953 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.636 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.589 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.996 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.542 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.936 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.546 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.826 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.949 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.264 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.095 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.628 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.846 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.1110 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.167 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.551 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.297 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.1112 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.627 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.879 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.9108 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.158 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.894 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.559 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.884 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.888 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.8107 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0235bud6b. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.