Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 30 km SSE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 30 km SSE of Minto, Alaska on Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 10:53 AM AKDT (18:53 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 18 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-24 18:53:02 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.903° N, 149.073° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.523 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.222 km ENE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.5Central Alaska · 2371 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.712 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.57 km NE of Fox, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.534 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.36 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.44 km W of College, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.6Central Alaska · 2366 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.822 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.66 km NNW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.58 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.86 km SSE of North Pole, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.530 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.09 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.915 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.614 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.410 km WSW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.818 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 97
  20. 1.616 km NNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.319 km NE of Rampart, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.119 km NE of Rampart, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.120 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.6Central Alaska · 2348 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.758 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.8Central Alaska · 2346 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.655 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.229 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.77 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.821 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.411 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  32. 1.819 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.86 km W of Nenana, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.519 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.8Central Alaska · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.138 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.2Central Alaska · 2328 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.819 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.641 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.033 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 1.918 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.817 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.217 km NNE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.924 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.311 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.825 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.113 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.720 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.820 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.511 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.734 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.021 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.834 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.821 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.311 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0203v86bex. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.