M2.2 earthquake 36 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 36 km E of Minto, Alaska on Wed, Oct 11, 1995, 10:17 PM AKDT (06:17 UTC), -1 km (-1 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
2.2	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

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: 144 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 144.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak995d3fu8s3 (also filed as usp000750e). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.