Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 43 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 43 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Tue, Jan 7, 2025, 2:23 AM AKST (11:23 UTC), 83 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 63 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-07 11:23:48 UTC
Depth
82.7 km (51.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.870° N, 152.590° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
96

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. 1.944 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 633 days ago · 86 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.711 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 633 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.959 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 633 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.159 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 633 days ago · 141 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.849 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 633 days ago · 95 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.139 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 633 days ago · 96 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.836 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 633 days ago · 88 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.635 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 633 days ago · 88 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 633 days ago · 95 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.620 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 633 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.651 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 632 days ago · 104 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.527 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 632 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.763 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 632 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.635 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 632 days ago · 80 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.912 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 632 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.546 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 632 days ago · 93 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 632 days ago · 99 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.717 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 632 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.151 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 632 days ago · 100 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.830 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 632 days ago · 85 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.961 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 631 days ago · 93 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.964 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 631 days ago · 108 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.157 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 631 days ago · 99 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.150 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 631 days ago · 106 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.823 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 631 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.018 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 631 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.067 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 631 days ago · 106 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.79 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 631 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.231 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 631 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.743 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 631 days ago · 85 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.956 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 631 days ago · 90 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.934 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 631 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.68 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 631 days ago · 85 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.816 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 631 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.867 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 631 days ago · 89 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.863 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 631 days ago · 94 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.950 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 631 days ago · 109 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.657 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 631 days ago · 97 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.612 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 631 days ago · 62 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.831 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 631 days ago · 62 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.969 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 631 days ago · 117 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.781 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 631 days ago · 113 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.630 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 631 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.733 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 631 days ago · 69 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.87 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 631 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.063 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 631 days ago · 84 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.637 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 631 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.037 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 630 days ago · 129 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.758 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 630 days ago · 91 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.848 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 630 days ago · 98 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.646 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 630 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.843 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 630 days ago · 137 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.658 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 630 days ago · 94 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.09 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 630 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.653 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 630 days ago · 93 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 630 days ago · 98 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.815 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 630 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.729 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 630 days ago · 77 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.512 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 630 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.516 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 630 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.574 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 633 days ago · 118 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.263 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 634 days ago · 132 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.810 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 634 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.462 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 634 days ago · 133 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.473 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 634 days ago · 130 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.65 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 634 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.045 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 634 days ago · 94 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 634 days ago · 98 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.175 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 635 days ago · 145 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.610 km ENE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 635 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.964 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 635 days ago · 108 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.850 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 635 days ago · 118 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.750 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 635 days ago · 103 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.067 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 635 days ago · 131 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.949 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 635 days ago · 69 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.439 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 635 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.867 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 635 days ago · 95 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.152 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 635 days ago · 103 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 636 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 636 days ago · 105 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025brg8a5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.