Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 29 km WNW of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 29 km WNW of Minto, Alaska on Wed, Dec 29, 2021, 8:12 PM AKST (05:12 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-30 05:12:37 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.224° N, 149.958° 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
88

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.234 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.329 km WNW of Minto, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.962 km WNW of Rampart, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.310 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.451 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.465 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.534 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.233 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.535 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.611 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.538 km N of Rampart, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.117 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.619 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.626 km NNE of Livengood, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.630 km NNW of Rampart, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.551 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.117 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.250 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.550 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.650 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.732 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.627 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.516 km SSW of Minto, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.824 km N of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.117 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.558 km WNW of Rampart, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.630 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.78 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.355 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gq2o5ae (also filed as us7000g7w7). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:48 AM UTC.