Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22 km SSE of Minto, AK

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22 km SSE of Minto, AK on Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 1:08 AM AKST (10:08 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-07 10:08:38 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.966° N, 149.175° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.323 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.18 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.728 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 295
  4. 2.029 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.220 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.624 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.211 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.19 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.432 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.11 km WNW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.928 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.726 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.813 km SE of Rampart, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.542 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.649 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.614 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.516 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.511 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.155 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.726 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.823 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.713 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.617 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 3.3Central Alaska · 2416 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 54
  25. 1.514 km W of Livengood, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.620 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.311 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.821 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.834 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.819 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.78 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.332 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.57 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.824 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.933 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.624 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.06 km ESE of Rampart, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.811 km NW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.837 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.915 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.47 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5

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