Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 19 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km E of Minto, Alaska on Sun, Jan 5, 2020, 6:41 PM AKST (03:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 13 km SE of Rampart, 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
2020-01-06 03:41:50 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.149° N, 148.936° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.922 km SSE of Minto, AK · 2461 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.323 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.18 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.728 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 295
  5. 2.029 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.220 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.624 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.211 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.19 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.541 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.432 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.11 km WNW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  13. 1.726 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.813 km SE of Rampart, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.542 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.614 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.516 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.511 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.726 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.823 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.713 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.617 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 3.3Central Alaska · 2417 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 54
  24. 1.514 km W of Livengood, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.620 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.311 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.821 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.834 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.78 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.639 km WSW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.332 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.57 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.824 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.933 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.624 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.06 km ESE of Rampart, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.811 km NW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.915 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.47 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.827 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0209z9a00. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.