Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 23 km SSE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 23 km SSE of Minto, Alaska on Tue, Feb 18, 2020, 1:46 PM AKST (22:46 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-18 22:46:48 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.950° N, 149.188° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.617 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.3Central Alaska · 2419 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 54
  4. 1.514 km W of Livengood, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.620 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.311 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.821 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.834 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.021 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.734 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.511 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.820 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.720 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.113 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.825 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.311 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.217 km NNE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.817 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.918 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.730 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.523 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.222 km ENE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.5Central Alaska · 2376 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.712 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.57 km NE of Fox, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.534 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.36 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.44 km W of College, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.6Central Alaska · 2371 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.822 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.66 km NNW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.58 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.86 km SSE of North Pole, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.530 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.09 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.915 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.614 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.726 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.155 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.511 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.516 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.614 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.649 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.542 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.813 km SE of Rampart, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.726 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.928 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.11 km WNW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.432 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.19 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.211 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.637 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 115 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.624 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02029epi6a. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:26 PM UTC.