Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km ENE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km ENE of Minto, Alaska on Tue, Jan 19, 2021, 5:55 AM AKST (14:55 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 33 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-19 14:55:59 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.248° N, 148.946° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.530 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.030 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.02 km WNW of Badger, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.98 km SE of Rampart, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.315 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.119 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.118 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.722 km ENE of Nenana, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.833 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.76 km WNW of Fox, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.539 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.511 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.614 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.819 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.823 km E of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.838 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.517 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.57 km NNW of Minto, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.628 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.614 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.445 km N of Rampart, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.111 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.525 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.7Central Alaska · 2023 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.625 km ENE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.520 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.66 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.5Central Alaska · 2081 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.320 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.120 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.85 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 101
  7. 1.521 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.730 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.911 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.535 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.135 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.511 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021vnvktx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC.