Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km E of Minto, Alaska on Tue, Dec 25, 2018, 3:48 AM AKST (12:48 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 15 km E 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
2018-12-25 12:48:45 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.164° N, 148.945° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.137 km NNW of Rampart, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.510 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.615 km NW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.6Central Alaska · 2827 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.532 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.624 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.627 km W of Minto, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.634 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.024 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.415 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 43
  11. 2.013 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.611 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.610 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.715 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.19 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.59 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.510 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.529 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.831 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.027 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.323 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.66 km N of Badger, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.610 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.527 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.76 km WNW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.311 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.610 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.346 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.414 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.025 km ENE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.57 km ESE of Fox, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.623 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.638 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.529 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.930 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.747 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.631 km W of Ester, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.612 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018ghxd6f9 (also filed as ak20543897). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:48 AM UTC.