Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km SE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km SE of Minto, Alaska on Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 7:48 AM AKDT (15:48 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 31 km SW of Salcha, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-21 15:48:12 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.951° N, 148.885° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.623 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.625 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.713 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.814 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.713 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.225 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.522 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.512 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.132 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 46
  11. 4.131 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 179
  12. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.928 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.241 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.830 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.420 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.531 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.622 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.15 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.534 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.714 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.528 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.54 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.729 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.529 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.78 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.630 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.117 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.824 km N of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.516 km SSW of Minto, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.118 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.918 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.513 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.515 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.736 km SW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.517 km WSW of Livengood, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.011 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.014 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.523 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.514 km NNE of Livengood, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.818 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.217 km NW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.114 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.516 km S of Minto, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.93 km SSE of Badger, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.826 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.014 km NW of Ferry, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 139 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.719 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dih7ukm. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.