Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 29 km WNW of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 29 km WNW of Minto, Alaska on Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 5:19 AM AKST (14:19 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 35 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-31 14:19:26 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.230° N, 149.956° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.962 km WNW of Rampart, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.310 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.451 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.465 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.534 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.233 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.535 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.611 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.538 km N of Rampart, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.117 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.619 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.626 km NNE of Livengood, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.630 km NNW of Rampart, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.551 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.117 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.250 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.550 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.650 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.732 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.769 km WNW of Rampart, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.234 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.929 km WNW of Minto, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.627 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.516 km SSW of Minto, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.824 km N of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.117 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.558 km WNW of Rampart, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.630 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.78 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.355 km NW of Rampart, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021grvlvc8. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 10:15 PM UTC.