Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km SE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km SE of Minto, Alaska on Mon, Jun 25, 2018, 1:45 AM AKDT (09:45 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km E of Fairbanks, 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
2018-06-25 09:45:17 UTC
Depth
17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.946° N, 149.008° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.028 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.59 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.09 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.9Central Alaska · 3010 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.615 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.027 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.530 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.632 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.744 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.918 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.92 km E of Fairbanks, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 297
  12. 1.726 km W of Minto, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.736 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.828 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.439 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.935 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.49 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.627 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.510 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.529 km W of Ester, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.349 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.627 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.641 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.628 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.614 km N of Livengood, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.119 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.631 km W of Ester, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.718 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.124 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.612 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.0Central Alaska · 3043 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.58 km W of Minto, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.730 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.627 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.014 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.528 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

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