Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km W of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km W of Minto, Alaska on Thu, Jul 26, 2018, 11:31 PM AKDT (07:31 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 19 km N of Manley Hot Springs, 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
2018-07-27 07:31:40 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.173° N, 149.913° 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
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.949 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.828 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.49 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.627 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.510 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.747 km NNW of Rampart, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.529 km W of Ester, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.547 km SSE of Tanana, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.148 km SSE of Tanana, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.547 km SSE of Tanana, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.627 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.58 km SE of Nenana, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.24 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.64 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.719 km N of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 42
  16. 1.628 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.320 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.88 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.913 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.735 km E of Tanana, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.611 km N of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.011 km N of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 3.934 km E of Tanana, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.315 km WNW of Livengood, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.120 km NE of Rampart, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.618 km WNW of Fox, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 12

Before

  1. 1.918 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.632 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.027 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.631 km ENE of Tanana, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.650 km WNW of Rampart, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.749 km WNW of Rampart, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.615 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.9Central Alaska · 3010 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.09 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.028 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0189k44yah (also filed as ak19973587). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.