Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km ESE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Minto, Alaska on Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 7:21 AM AKDT (15:21 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 17 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-19 15:21:22 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.136° N, 149.284° 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

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Stations used
43

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km NE of Minto, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.020 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.332 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.511 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.64 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.6northern Alaska · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.511 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.935 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.62 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.638 km N of Rampart, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.01 km SE of Anderson, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.717 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.410 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.032 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.74 km SE of Badger, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.611 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.030 km S of Minto, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.741 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.5Central Alaska · 1950 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.512 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.626 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.520 km W of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.528 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.517 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.6Central Alaska · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.633 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.410 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.510 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.722 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.710 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.012 km ESE of Rampart, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.719 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.725 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.326 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.011 km NNE of Minto, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away

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