Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km SSE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km SSE of Minto, Alaska on Sun, Jan 12, 2025, 11:31 PM AKST (08:31 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-13 08:31:30 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.950° N, 149.185° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km W of Livengood, Alaska · 624 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.233 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 620 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.433 km W of Ester, Alaska · 620 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.129 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 619 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.110 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 613 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.712 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 611 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.544 km W of Clear, Alaska · 611 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.610 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 610 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.917 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 604 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.521 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 604 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.710 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 604 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.818 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 604 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 31
  13. 1.517 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 604 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.118 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 603 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.119 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 601 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.415 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 598 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.332 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 597 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.724 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 596 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.441 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 596 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.629 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 594 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.810 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 592 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.518 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 3.626 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 590 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  24. 1.76 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 589 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.719 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 589 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 3.018 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 589 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.413 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 589 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.611 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 586 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.612 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 586 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.84 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 584 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.617 km S of Minto, Alaska · 584 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.64 km SSW of Minto, Alaska · 581 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.845 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 578 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.611 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 577 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.519 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 571 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.720 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 570 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.814 km SE of Rampart, Alaska · 569 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.541 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 568 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.116 km N of Ester, Alaska · 568 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.922 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 627 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.622 km W of Minto, Alaska · 636 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.341 km WSW of Clear, Alaska · 637 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.940 km WSW of Clear, Alaska · 638 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.525 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 639 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.010 km W of Nenana, Alaska · 642 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.819 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 642 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.721 km WNW of Rampart, Alaska · 643 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.516 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 647 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.960 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 647 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.738 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 649 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.237 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 653 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.526 km W of Minto, Alaska · 654 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.727 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 654 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.556 km E of Clear, Alaska · 655 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025lmxos3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.