Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km N of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km N of Sterling, Alaska on Thu, Feb 23, 2023, 9:54 AM AKST (18:54 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-23 18:54:53 UTC
Depth
45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.647° N, 150.725° 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
46

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 186 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.719 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.131 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.639 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.622 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.638 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 83 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.62 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.544 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.726 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.721 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.952 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.68 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.766 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 103 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.57 km WSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.866 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 129 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.822 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.514 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.912 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.719 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.618 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.59 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.825 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.63 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.643 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.69 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.58 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.024 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.75 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.729 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.838 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.546 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.812 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.611 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.82 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 66 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.541 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.141 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.829 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.617 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1312 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.75 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.61 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.725 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.07 km S of Knik, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.641 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.820 km WSW of Primrose, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.83 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.822 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.518 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.863 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1310 days ago · 88 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.616 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 52 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.17 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.4Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.625 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.730 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1309 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.952 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.16 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 40 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.818 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.744 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.756 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 91 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.34 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.14 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.634 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.852 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 89 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.915 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.718 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.531 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 95 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.918 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.517 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.512 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.734 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.831 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 92 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.753 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.619 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.520 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.724 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 87 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.527 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0232hm28b9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC.