Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 19 km ENE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 19 km ENE of Minto, Alaska on Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 1:42 AM AKST (10:42 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 33 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-28 10:42:55 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.223° N, 148.969° 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
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.118 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.722 km ENE of Nenana, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.833 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.76 km WNW of Fox, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.539 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.511 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.614 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.819 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.823 km E of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.838 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.517 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.57 km NNW of Minto, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.628 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.614 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.445 km N of Rampart, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.022 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.111 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.525 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.7Central Alaska · 2021 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.625 km ENE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.011 km NNE of Minto, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.315 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.98 km SE of Rampart, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.02 km WNW of Badger, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.030 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.530 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.822 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.621 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.520 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.66 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.5Central Alaska · 2079 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.320 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.120 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.85 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 101
  14. 1.521 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.730 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211ah967z. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:29 PM UTC.