During the month of January 2023, the Alaska Earthquake Center reported 4014 earthquakes within the state. The largest earthquake was magnitude 5.1 that occurred on January 26 at 07:41:40 AKST (January 26, 16:41:40 UTC), 124 miles S of Seguam Island, Andreanof Islands. 

The most notable event was the M4.5 earthquake 9 miles SW of Hatcher Pass on January 16th, at 8:43am AKST. It was  felt in Anchorage and surrounding communities, and 790 felt reports were submitted on this event. 

We also recorded 130 volcano-tectonic earthquakes, 40 suspected quarry blasts, 54 ice quakes, and 1 event of unknown origin. 

We continue to monitor seismic activity within Anchorage, offshore Kodiak, Simeonof-Chignik, Kaktovik aftershock zones as well as crustal seismic activity in the Brooks Range, Seward Peninsula and Bering Strait. 

12 earthquakes were reported as felt in January 2023.