Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km W of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km W of Minto, Alaska on Tue, Jan 8, 2019, 4:16 AM AKST (13:16 UTC), 20 km (12 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-08 13:16:50 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.185° N, 149.933° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.024 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.838 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.624 km E of Tanana, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.415 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 43
  5. 1.715 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.19 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.59 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.510 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.529 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.831 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.027 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.323 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.527 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.36 km SE of Tanana, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.76 km WNW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.011 km E of Tanana, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.644 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.311 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.610 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.414 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.312 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.812 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.813 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.539 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.049 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.546 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.347 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.746 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.848 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.612 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.631 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.931 km SE of Tanana, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.624 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.532 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.6Central Alaska · 2826 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.640 km NW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.510 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.137 km NNW of Rampart, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.839 km NNW of Rampart, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.537 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.619 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.025 km ENE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.627 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.129 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019dg4ya7. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.