Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska on Thu, Mar 30, 2023, 3:56 AM AKDT (11:56 UTC), 54 km (34 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-03-30 11:56:51 UTC
Depth
54.3 km (33.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.686° N, 150.702° 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
41

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 186 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1284 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.613 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.530 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.963 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.550 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.29 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.524 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.726 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.953 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.762 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 121 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.520 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 44 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.831 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.518 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.614 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.726 km WNW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.265 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 107 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.57 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.620 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.517 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 54 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.510 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.541 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.53 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 3.910 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 171 · tsunami flag
  27. 1.62 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.525 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1279 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1279 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.731 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.71 km WSW of Primrose, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.020 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.82 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.610 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 66 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.553 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 97 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.62 km WSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.716 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.920 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.860 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.39 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.345 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 91 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.134 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.663 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.67 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.519 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.79 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.512 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 41 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.937 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.713 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.620 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.57 km SSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.648 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 4.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 975 · tsunami flag
  57. 2.610 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
  58. 1.78 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.610 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.734 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.664 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.549 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.044 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.659 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.77 km NE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.945 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.841 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.219 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.58 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.016 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.141 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.66 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.043 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.619 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 53 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.740 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.69 km WSW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 10
  18. 2.411 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.527 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.727 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02343dprpf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.