Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 48 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 48 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 2:18 PM AKST (23:18 UTC), 88 km (54 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-19 23:18:01 UTC
Depth
87.5 km (54.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.079° N, 152.028° 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
26

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.527 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 87 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.650 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 82 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.724 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.541 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.619 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 80 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.766 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 89 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.111 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.753 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 95 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.831 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.734 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 79 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.924 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.512 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.673 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 159 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.531 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 95 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.426 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1321 days ago · 104 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.852 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.287 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 132 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.748 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 86 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.634 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 86 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.681 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 119 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.756 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 91 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.744 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.521 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.712 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.719 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 69 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.131 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.639 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 82 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.622 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 72 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.525 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.638 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.62 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.544 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 106 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.726 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 83 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.952 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.68 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.766 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 103 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.57 km WSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.866 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 129 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.051 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.822 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.514 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.719 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.618 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.825 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.063 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 119 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.643 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 82 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.58 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.024 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 78 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.75 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 53 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.634 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 96 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.729 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.671 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.669 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 129 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.838 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.645 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 88 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.546 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 85 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.546 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 122 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.547 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 72 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.647 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 85 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1323 days ago · 96 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.463 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 97 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.748 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 74 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.442 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.523 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 74 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.919 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.521 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.767 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 106 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.651 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 95 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.575 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.752 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 95 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 12
  14. 2.17 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.724 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.628 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.666 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 113 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.633 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1326 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1326 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0232b2o6md. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.