Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km SSW of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Minto, Alaska on Fri, Dec 17, 2021, 3:17 PM AKST (00:17 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 29 km WNW of Minto, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-18 00:17:32 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.023° N, 149.521° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.627 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.240 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.929 km WNW of Minto, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.234 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.329 km WNW of Minto, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.310 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.610 km E of Fox, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.534 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.233 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.535 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.611 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.630 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.538 km N of Rampart, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.117 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.619 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.626 km NNE of Livengood, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.630 km NNW of Rampart, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.117 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.515 km SSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 140 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.631 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.734 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.824 km N of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.117 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.630 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.78 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.54 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.528 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.714 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.534 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.857 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.622 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.531 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.939 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021g659vhi. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.