M4.0 earthquake 35 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 35 km E of Minto, Alaska on Fri, Oct 6, 1995, 7:48 AM AKDT (15:48 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 37 km E of Minto, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.0	mb, body-wave	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
4.0	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · 6 stations

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (III) at Healy and Nenana. Also felt at Fairbanks.

From the USGS event page for ak995cto5px9. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 198.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak995cto5px9 (also filed as usp00074p4). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC.