Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 70 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 70 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 7:53 AM AKST (16:53 UTC), 106 km (66 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-09 16:53:00 UTC
Depth
105.5 km (65.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.080° N, 152.447° 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
77

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.634 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 80 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1332 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.911 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.910 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.974 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 127 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.832 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.719 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.962 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 111 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.527 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.962 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.747 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 87 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.737 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 86 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.834 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.726 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 81 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.759 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.861 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 88 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.937 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.460 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 140 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.644 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.661 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 107 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.129 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.89 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.516 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.978 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 121 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.114 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.743 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.957 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 93 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.822 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.741 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 80 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.029 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 87 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.944 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.750 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 88 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 95 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.516 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.5108 km ENE of Lime Village, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.513 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.185 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 153 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.075 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 136 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.059 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.857 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 100 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.918 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.026 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.965 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 116 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.057 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 106 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.88 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.675 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.915 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.862 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 113 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.361 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.646 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.570 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 111 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1326 days ago · 110 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.533 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1325 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1325 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.633 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.666 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 113 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.628 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.17 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.952 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 101 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.92 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.555 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 102 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.548 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 91 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.643 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 84 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.570 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 117 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.541 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 130 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.656 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 103 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.870 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.848 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 101 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.864 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 110 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.632 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 99 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.872 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.771 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.51 km NE of Kenai, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.262 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 112 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.964 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 103 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.05 km WSW of Beluga, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0231ufc6ft. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.