Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 34 km ESE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 34 km ESE of Minto, Alaska on Mon, Apr 6, 2020, 4:53 AM AKDT (12:53 UTC), 17 km (11 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-04-06 12:53:47 UTC
Depth
17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.051° N, 148.656° 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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.36 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.44 km W of College, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.6Central Alaska · 2366 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.822 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.66 km NNW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.58 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.86 km SSE of North Pole, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.530 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.915 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.614 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.410 km WSW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.521 km NNE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.818 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 97
  14. 1.616 km NNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.319 km NE of Rampart, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.119 km NE of Rampart, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.120 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.6Central Alaska · 2348 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.8Central Alaska · 2346 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.229 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.77 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.821 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.411 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.819 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.86 km W of Nenana, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.519 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.8Central Alaska · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.819 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.641 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.033 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.129 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.510 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.623 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km NE of Fox, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.712 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.5Central Alaska · 2371 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.222 km ENE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.523 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.730 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.918 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.817 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.217 km NNE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.311 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.825 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.26 km S of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.113 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.720 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.820 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.511 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.734 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.021 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0204gmlbr7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.