Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km SW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km SW of Ester, Alaska on Sat, Dec 6, 2025, 2:02 PM AKST (23:02 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 31 km SSE of Minto, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-12-06 23:02:23 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.645° N, 148.375° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.0 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.70
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.744 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.018 km W of Healy, Alaska · 299 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.712 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 299 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.543 km E of Clear, Alaska · 298 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.831 km ENE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 296 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.615 km NW of Ferry, Alaska · 296 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.719 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 294 days ago · 133 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.53 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.57 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 293 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.510 km WNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 293 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.235 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 292 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 19
  12. 1.629 km W of Ester, Alaska · 292 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.549 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 291 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.323 km E of Healy, Alaska · 291 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.512 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 289 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.927 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 289 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.58 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 289 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.431 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 289 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 36
  19. 1.529 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 289 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.731 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 288 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.054 km E of Clear, Alaska · 288 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.56 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 287 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 3.254 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 287 days ago · 97 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.19 km NNW of Healy, Alaska · 287 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.620 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 286 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.826 km S of Minto, Alaska · 285 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.730 km S of Minto, Alaska · 285 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.613 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 285 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.252 km E of Healy, Alaska · 285 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.522 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 285 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.73 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 284 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.926 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 284 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.534 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 284 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.637 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 284 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.53 km SE of Salcha, Alaska · 283 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.78 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 283 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.820 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 283 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.529 km W of Clear, Alaska · 282 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.523 km WNW of Minto, Alaska · 281 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.67 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 281 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.821 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 281 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.57 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 281 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.762 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 281 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.712 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 280 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.820 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 280 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.115 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 280 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.63 km SE of Salcha, Alaska · 279 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.813 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 279 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.719 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 279 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.64 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 279 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.74 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 278 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.719 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 278 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.611 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 277 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.918 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 276 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.07 km N of Denali Park, Alaska · 276 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.87 km W of Healy, Alaska · 276 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.948 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 276 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.918 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 275 days ago · 116 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.122 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 274 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.631 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 274 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 2.714 km SSW of Badger, Alaska · 300 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.630 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 301 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.46 km NNW of Denali Park, Alaska · 301 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.330 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 302 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.53 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 303 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.531 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 304 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.814 km E of Healy, Alaska · 304 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.521 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 304 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.614 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 305 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.516 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 307 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.68 km SE of Salcha, Alaska · 308 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.025 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 310 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.935 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 311 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.714 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 312 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.214 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 312 days ago · 108 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.634 km E of Clear, Alaska · 312 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.418 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 312 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.611 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 313 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.14 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 313 days ago · 122 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.622 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 315 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2025yaazpq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:47 AM UTC.