Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska on Fri, Mar 3, 2023, 2:03 AM AKST (11:03 UTC), 56 km (35 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-03-03 11:03:50 UTC
Depth
55.7 km (34.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.081° N, 151.080° 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
43

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. 1.822 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.518 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.863 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 106 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.547 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.531 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1310 days ago · 88 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.616 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.158 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 116 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.4Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.625 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.730 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 76 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1309 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1309 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.952 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 98 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.16 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.818 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1308 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.64 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 58 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.812 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.79 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 64 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.210 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.656 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.535 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 78 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.756 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.820 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.864 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 115 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.662 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.629 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.624 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.05 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.510 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 65 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.679 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 124 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.223 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1306 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.828 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.778 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 137 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.421 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 54 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.227 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.569 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.845 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 3.88 km ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 252
  42. 1.649 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.822 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.512 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.610 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.744 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.65 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1303 days ago · 113 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.715 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.019 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.343 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 87 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 117 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.615 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.516 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.147 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.822 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.618 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.735 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 78 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.515 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.636 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.07 km S of Knik, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.940 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.867 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 116 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.734 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.826 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.61 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.75 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 59 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.521 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 84 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.617 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1311 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.02 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.829 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 68 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.141 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.82 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 66 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.040 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 78 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.611 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.722 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.546 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0232upw1bd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.