Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km SSE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km SSE of Minto, Alaska on Tue, Aug 12, 2025, 3:39 PM AKDT (23:39 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 15 km N of Four Mile Road, 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
2025-08-12 23:39:21 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.910° N, 148.997° 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: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 415 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.734 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 415 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.815 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 415 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.016 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 411 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.215 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 409 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 58
  6. 2.214 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 409 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.519 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 409 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.70 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 408 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.918 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 406 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.74 km NNW of Badger, Alaska · 402 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 20
  11. 1.627 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 401 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.627 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 400 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.532 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 398 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.531 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 398 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.616 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 397 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.614 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 397 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.69 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 397 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.627 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 395 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.529 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 395 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.526 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 395 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.727 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 395 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.940 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 395 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.765 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 388 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.747 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 387 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.61 km W of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 387 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.331 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 387 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.814 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 387 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.719 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 384 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.752 km E of Clear, Alaska · 382 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.518 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 380 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.737 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 379 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.625 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 379 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.534 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 376 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.511 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 374 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.736 km W of Clear, Alaska · 374 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.627 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 373 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.631 km NE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 373 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.837 km W of Clear, Alaska · 370 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.916 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 368 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.92 km NNW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 368 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.438 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 366 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.513 km WNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 365 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.529 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 363 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.42 km W of South Van Horn, Alaska · 362 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  45. 2.227 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 362 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.511 km N of Ester, Alaska · 360 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.910 km ENE of Moose Creek, Alaska · 359 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  48. 2.110 km ENE of Moose Creek, Alaska · 359 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.732 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 417 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.626 km W of Minto, Alaska · 419 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.72 km SSE of College, Alaska · 420 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.727 km NE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 427 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.725 km NNE of Livengood, Alaska · 427 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.731 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 429 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.521 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 430 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.430 km W of Minto, Alaska · 430 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.68 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 432 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.619 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 437 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.016 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 437 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.98 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 438 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.926 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 439 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.116 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 440 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.628 km E of Clear, Alaska · 440 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.035 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 445 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025aaub43d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:19 PM UTC.