Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km NNW of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Minto, Alaska on Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 2:33 AM AKST (11:33 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 Central Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-02 11:33:50 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.216° N, 149.405° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.628 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.614 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.445 km N of Rampart, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.022 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.111 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.525 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.7Central Alaska · 2020 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.011 km NNE of Minto, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.951 km WNW of Rampart, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.326 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.725 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.719 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.012 km ESE of Rampart, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.710 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.59 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.53 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.59 km NE of Minto, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.020 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.332 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.511 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.517 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.823 km E of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.819 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.614 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.511 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.539 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.76 km WNW of Fox, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.722 km ENE of Nenana, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.118 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212t2j4bq. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.