Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 35 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 35 km E of Minto, Alaska on Sun, Sep 5, 2021, 9:26 PM AKDT (05:26 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-06 05:26:12 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.161° N, 148.602° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.612 km E of Fox, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.18 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.049 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.518 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.719 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.826 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.537 km N of Rampart, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.93 km SSE of Badger, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.516 km S of Minto, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.114 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.818 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.514 km NNE of Livengood, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.523 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.014 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.011 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.517 km WSW of Livengood, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.736 km SW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.515 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.513 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.918 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.118 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.610 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.631 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.518 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.623 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.625 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.713 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.814 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.713 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.522 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.512 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.871 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.017 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.83 km S of Fox, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.08 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.848 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.829 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.416 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bfvy6jc. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC.