Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 35 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 35 km E of Minto, Alaska on Mon, Apr 2, 2018, 5:28 AM AKDT (13:28 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 25 km E of Livengood, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-02 13:28:56 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.129° N, 148.594° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km S of Badger, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.09 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.821 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.534 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.225 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.518 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.97 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.512 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.737 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.98 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.925 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.617 km NNW of Fox, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.65 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.838 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.215 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 7
  17. 1.840 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.611 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.425 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.343 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.025 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.724 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.729 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.911 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.528 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 1.738 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.126 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.726 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.110 km NW of Livengood, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01848dcoop (also filed as ak18900757). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC.