Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km E of Minto, Alaska on Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 7:22 AM AKDT (15:22 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 northern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-04-21 15:22:45 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.121° N, 148.990° 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
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.916 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 22
  3. 1.616 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.814 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.3northern Alaska · 1608 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.730 km WNW of Minto, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.63 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.634 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.317 km SSE of Rampart, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.125 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.826 km NE of Rampart, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.524 km N of Livengood, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.725 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.034 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.514 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.813 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.713 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.721 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.710 km SW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.96 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 3.138 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.339 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 14
  23. 2.828 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.515 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.523 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.611 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 1634 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.512 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 1636 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.533 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.710 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.546 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.545 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.76 km NW of College, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.75 km NE of Ester, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.610 km ESE of Rampart, Alaska · 1649 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02253tpu5k. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC.