The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 5 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Tok, the biggest of them M1.7. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Tok came at 4.0× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Tok — records go back to 1980 — was the M5.4 of Nov 03, 2002, 22:30 UTC: 45 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska.
How we figure this: 4 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 1.0 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Does a busier spell mean a bigger earthquake is coming?
Short answer: nobody can tell — and a busier spell by itself is not a warning sign. Bunches of small quakes are common around Tok, and most settle down on their own. Small quakes also do not “let off steam” that would prevent a big one: a single M7 releases roughly as much energy as 32,000 M4 quakes added together. Earthquakes cannot be predicted. What can be measured is the long-term pattern — the biggest quakes on record near Tok are listed further down this page.
Latest earthquakes near Tok
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.7 | 20 km W of Tetlin, Alaska | Oct 29, 2026, 06:09 PM | 2 km | 22 km S |
| M1.5 | 38 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska | Oct 27, 2026, 09:05 AM | 9 km | 71 km WSW |
| M1.5 | 16 km W of Tetlin, Alaska | Oct 13, 2026, 04:07 PM | 4 km | 21 km SSE |
| M1.5 | 12 km W of Tetlin, Alaska | Oct 10, 2026, 06:15 PM | 10 km | 23 km SSE |
| M1.6 | 18 km NE of Nabesna, Alaska | Oct 10, 2026, 07:37 AM | 6 km | 94 km S |
| M1.5 | 19 km W of Tetlin, Alaska | Sep 29, 2026, 06:16 PM | 1 km | 21 km S |
| M1.8 | 8 km NE of Slana, Alaska | Sep 28, 2026, 12:30 PM | 5 km | 77 km SSW |
| M3.0 | 15 km ENE of Slana, Alaska | Sep 23, 2026, 04:05 PM | 10 km | 72 km SSW |
| M2.3 | 13 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska | Aug 31, 2026, 07:45 PM | 1 km | 62 km SSW |
| M1.5 | 45 km S of Dry Creek, Alaska | Aug 29, 2026, 07:58 PM | 9 km | 85 km W |
Earthquakes per year near Tok (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Tok
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 59 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Tok (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M5.4 | 45 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska | Nov 03, 2002, 22:30 UTC | 88 km |
| M5.3 | 20 km NE of Nabesna, Alaska | Feb 13, 2017, 07:17 UTC | 92 km |
| M5.2 | 41 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska | Nov 04, 2002, 01:38 UTC | 93 km |
| M5.1 | 17 km ESE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska | Nov 08, 2002, 20:29 UTC | 58 km |
| M5.1 | 44 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska | Nov 04, 2002, 02:08 UTC | 90 km |
| M5.1 | 3 km ENE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska | Nov 03, 2002, 23:11 UTC | 58 km |
| M5.0 | 21 km N of Nabesna, Alaska | Nov 08, 2002, 20:28 UTC | 87 km |
| M5.0 | 16 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska | Nov 04, 2002, 04:32 UTC | 66 km |
Nearby places
Deltana, AK (125 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 20:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 20:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.