Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km E of Minto, Alaska on Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 6:08 PM AKDT (02:08 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 32 km E of Anderson, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-23 02:08:40 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.144° N, 148.999° 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
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5northern Alaska · 2590 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.933 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.86 km E of Badger, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.52 km ESE of North Pole, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.928 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.627 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.735 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.132 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.539 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.015 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.329 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.65 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.520 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.019 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.57 km WNW of Four Mile Road, AK · 2547 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.931 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.631 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.918 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.718 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.618 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 1.515 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.428 km SSE of Rampart, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.618 km E of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.833 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.939 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.829 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.032 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019asoj83l. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.