Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km SSE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km SSE of Minto, Alaska on Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 12:48 PM AKDT (20:48 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km W of Nenana, 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
2020-09-25 20:48:39 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.971° N, 149.143° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.827 km NNW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.516 km WSW of Livengood, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.911 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.76 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.032 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.511 km W of Nenana, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 27
  8. 2.425 km NE of Ferry, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.924 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.61 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.546 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.737 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.834 km NW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.74 km WNW of North Pole, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.620 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.011 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.66 km SE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.528 km NE of Ester, AK · 2159 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.133 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.628 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.127 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.737 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.939 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.738 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.228 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.82 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.935 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.228 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.628 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.931 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.630 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.131 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.816 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020cd7rec3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC.