Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 20 km SSE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 20 km SSE of Minto, Alaska on Thu, Feb 22, 2018, 3:38 PM AKST (00:38 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km NW of Livengood, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-23 00:38:20 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.982° N, 149.175° 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
33

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. 1.520 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.320 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.918 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.618 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.714 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.918 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.95 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.727 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.110 km NW of Livengood, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.726 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.528 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.223 km W of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.735 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.712 km S of Badger, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.09 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.821 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.534 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.225 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.820 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.518 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.97 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.912 km NW of Ferry, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.320 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.027 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.827 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.513 km NNW of Ferry, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 140 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.221 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.827 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.619 km S of Rampart, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.646 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.7northern Alaska · 3161 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.726 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.612 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.919 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.014 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.19 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.516 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away

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