Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 36 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska on Wed, Mar 22, 2023, 6:13 PM AKDT (02:13 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 45 km N of Valdez, 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
2023-03-23 02:13:18 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.505° N, 145.792° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.536 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.712 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.645 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.67 km WNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.956 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.738 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.038 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.637 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.95 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.135 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.938 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.641 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.031 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.140 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.829 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.819 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.841 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.534 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.732 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.638 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.246 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.924 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1274 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.616 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.010 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.037 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.830 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.147 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.746 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.647 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.840 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.650 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 3.345 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 5
  38. 1.520 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.543 km NE of Kenny Lake, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.740 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.051 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.845 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1256 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.830 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.658 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.938 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1253 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.614 km ENE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.838 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.933 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.636 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.614 km ESE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.617 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.639 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.949 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.811 km SW of Nelchina, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.044 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.544 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.14 km NNE of Glennallen, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.15 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.823 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.43 km WNW of Nelchina, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.74 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.56 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.72 km WNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.27 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.013 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.56 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.636 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.47 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.650 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.261 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.640 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.229 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.937 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0233rnc5ew. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.