Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km SE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km SE of Minto, Alaska on Wed, Jan 18, 2017, 1:04 PM AKST (22:04 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 30 km WNW of Minto, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-18 22:04:29 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.942° N, 149.003° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.68 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.315 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.638 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.836 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.538 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.038 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.736 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.815 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.529 km W of Ester, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.630 km WNW of Minto, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 11
  12. 2.130 km SSE of Rampart, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.628 km SSE of Rampart, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.640 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.56 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.822 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.710 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.016 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.87 km SW of Anderson, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.517 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.55 km E of Badger, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.524 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.522 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.29 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.825 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.56 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.021 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.0Central Alaska · 3555 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.519 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.545 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.728 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.05 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.15 km SE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.36 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.926 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.042 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.927 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.847 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017u4spdi (also filed as ak15096510). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.