Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km SSE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km SSE of Minto, Alaska on Sat, Feb 15, 2020, 2:39 PM AKST (23:39 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 Central Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-15 23:39:13 UTC
Depth
17.9 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.914° N, 149.235° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.823 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.713 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.617 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.3Central Alaska · 2414 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 54
  5. 1.514 km W of Livengood, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.620 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.311 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.821 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.834 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.021 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.734 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.511 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.820 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.720 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.113 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.825 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.311 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.924 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.217 km NNE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.817 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.918 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.730 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.523 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.222 km ENE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.5Central Alaska · 2371 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.712 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.57 km NE of Fox, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.534 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.36 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.44 km W of College, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.6Central Alaska · 2366 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.822 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.66 km NNW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.58 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.86 km SSE of North Pole, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.530 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.09 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.915 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.155 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.511 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.516 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.614 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.649 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.542 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.813 km SE of Rampart, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.726 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.928 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.11 km WNW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.432 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.19 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.211 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.637 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 115 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.624 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02024gnblf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.