Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km W of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km W of Minto, Alaska on Fri, Jan 3, 2025, 7:49 AM AKST (16:49 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 18 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-03 16:49:31 UTC
Depth
18.1 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.144° N, 149.825° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.922 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 627 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.523 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 627 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.552 km NNW of Rampart, Alaska · 624 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.519 km W of Livengood, Alaska · 624 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.233 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 620 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.433 km W of Ester, Alaska · 620 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  7. 1.663 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 616 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.110 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 613 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.712 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 612 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.610 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 611 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.917 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 605 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.521 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 605 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.710 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 605 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.818 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 604 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 31
  15. 1.517 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 604 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.118 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 604 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.119 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 601 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.415 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 598 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.332 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 598 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.724 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 597 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.441 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 596 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.629 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 594 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.810 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 592 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.518 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 3.626 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 590 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  26. 1.76 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 590 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.719 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 589 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.018 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 589 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.413 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 589 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.611 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 587 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.612 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 586 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.84 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 585 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.617 km S of Minto, Alaska · 584 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.64 km SSW of Minto, Alaska · 581 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.845 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 579 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.611 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 577 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.525 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 640 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.010 km W of Nenana, Alaska · 642 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.721 km WNW of Rampart, Alaska · 643 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.516 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 648 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.960 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 648 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.738 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 650 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.944 km WNW of Rampart, Alaska · 650 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.237 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 653 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.526 km W of Minto, Alaska · 654 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.727 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 654 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.124 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 658 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.527 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 667 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02558fjok. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC.