Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 37 km NW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 37 km NW of Willow, Alaska on Sun, Jan 8, 2023, 11:22 PM AKST (08:22 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 10 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-09 08:22:34 UTC
Depth
37.8 km (23.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.946° N, 150.619° 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
51

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. 1.64 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.545 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.539 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.132 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.61 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.213 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.021 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 61 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.653 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 82 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.542 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 98 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.524 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.540 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.557 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.523 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.221 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.737 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.919 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.75 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.633 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.649 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.120 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.83 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.618 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.710 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.013 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.518 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1358 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.918 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 90 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.215 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.630 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 90 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.542 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 3.145 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 108 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.513 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.541 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.113 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 75 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.529 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 69 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1357 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.95 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1356 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.619 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.734 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 4.510 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 791 · tsunami flag
  42. 2.613 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 7
  43. 1.512 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 40
  44. 1.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 12
  45. 1.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 7
  46. 1.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.33 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.536 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.818 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.53 km ENE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1355 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.521 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.540 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.6Central Alaska · 1354 days ago · 61 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.64 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.834 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.929 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 58 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 1.521 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.613 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.223 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 73 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.838 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 122 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.93 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 11
  4. 2.18 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.529 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.718 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.826 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.725 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.820 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.540 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1365 days ago · 69 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.632 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.631 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.0Southern Alaska · 1366 days ago · 59 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.821 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.512 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.042 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.733 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.414 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away

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