Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km ENE of Fox, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Fox, Alaska on Mon, Dec 8, 2025, 7:11 AM AKST (16:11 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-12-08 16:11:21 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.003° N, 147.383° 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, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.543 km E of Clear, Alaska · 298 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.53 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.57 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 293 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.510 km WNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 293 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.235 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 292 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 19
  6. 1.629 km W of Ester, Alaska · 292 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.512 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 289 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.927 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 289 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.58 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 288 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.431 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 288 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 36
  11. 1.529 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 288 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.731 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 288 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.054 km E of Clear, Alaska · 288 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.56 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 287 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.620 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 286 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.826 km S of Minto, Alaska · 285 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.730 km S of Minto, Alaska · 285 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.613 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 285 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.522 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 284 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.73 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 284 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.534 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 283 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.637 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 283 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.53 km SE of Salcha, Alaska · 283 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.78 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 283 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.67 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 281 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.821 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 281 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.57 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 281 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.712 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 280 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.820 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 280 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.115 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 280 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.63 km SE of Salcha, Alaska · 279 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.813 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 279 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.719 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 279 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.64 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 279 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.74 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 278 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.719 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 277 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.611 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 277 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.918 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 276 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.948 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 275 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.122 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 274 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.631 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.528 km E of Minto, Alaska · 273 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.018 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 273 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.86 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 273 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 15
  45. 2.114 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 273 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.53 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 272 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.736 km E of Clear, Alaska · 272 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.732 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.813 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 270 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 13
  50. 1.56 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.25 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 269 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.527 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 269 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.825 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 269 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.526 km E of Minto, Alaska · 268 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.52 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 268 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.231 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 267 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.68 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 267 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.628 km NNE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 266 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.513 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.625 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 265 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 1.528 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 300 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.714 km SSW of Badger, Alaska · 300 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.630 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 300 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.330 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 301 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.549 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 303 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.53 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 303 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.521 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 304 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.516 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 307 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.68 km SE of Salcha, Alaska · 308 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.025 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 310 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.634 km E of Clear, Alaska · 312 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.611 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 313 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.216 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 314 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.066 km S of Beaver, Alaska · 315 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.69 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 318 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.79 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 319 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.610 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 320 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.44 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 321 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.512 km E of Fox, Alaska · 321 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.722 km NE of Minto, Alaska · 322 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2025ydevaf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.