Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 40 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 40 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 1:41 AM AKST (10:41 UTC), 28 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 Central 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
2023-01-18 10:41:14 UTC
Depth
28.3 km (17.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.118° N, 149.035° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Central Alaska · 1354 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.64 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.929 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.521 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.613 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.556 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.87 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.817 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.827 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.58 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.513 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.54 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.6Central Alaska · 1350 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.814 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.532 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.55 km N of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1348 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.98 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.9Central Alaska · 1346 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 3.8Central Alaska · 1345 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.816 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.03 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.051 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.6Central Alaska · 1343 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.628 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.610 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.517 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.618 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.642 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.940 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.018 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.646 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.7Central Alaska · 1341 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.73 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1339 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.833 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.321 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.650 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.7Central Alaska · 1336 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.528 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.913 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.512 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.759 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.16 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.740 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.760 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.13 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.848 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.511 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.67 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1334 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.030 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.93 km WNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.226 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.850 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.631 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.125 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.937 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.7Central Alaska · 1331 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 2.53 km ENE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.818 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.33 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.974 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 7
  7. 1.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 12
  8. 1.512 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 40
  9. 2.613 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 7
  10. 4.510 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 791 · tsunami flag
  11. 1.734 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.95 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.529 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.215 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1358 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.013 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.710 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.83 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.555 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.120 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023txvedk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.