Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km ENE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km ENE of Minto, Alaska on Thu, Oct 17, 2019, 3:47 AM AKDT (11:47 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 7 km S of Ester, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-10-17 11:47:04 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.221° N, 148.995° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.515 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.312 km W of Livengood, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.519 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.229 km NW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.114 km N of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.950 km SSW of Beaver, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.518 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.528 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.610 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.316 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.532 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.633 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.915 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.827 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.47 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.915 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.811 km NW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.918 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.631 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.931 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.57 km WNW of Four Mile Road, AK · 2547 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.019 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.520 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.65 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.329 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.016 km NE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.015 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.539 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019dbsoht3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.