Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 50 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 50 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska on Sun, Jan 8, 2023, 5:08 PM AKST (02:08 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 35 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-09 02:08:28 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.914° N, 147.599° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.044 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.552 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.539 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.634 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.524 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.515 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.837 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.731 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.945 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.845 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.539 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.741 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.517 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.654 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.550 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.154 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.6Southern Alaska · 1355 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 27
  20. 2.063 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.937 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.536 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.245 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.524 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.852 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.940 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1352 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.817 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.015 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.948 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.742 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.58 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.524 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.650 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.541 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.635 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.134 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.534 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.69 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.836 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.756 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.636 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.642 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.540 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.515 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.653 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.935 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.938 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.010 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.849 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.760 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.843 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.237 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.848 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.750 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.115 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 2.054 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.156 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.69 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1363 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.553 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.716 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1364 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.753 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.015 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.021 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.921 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.518 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.949 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.551 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.516 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.59 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023ex2riy. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.