Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 34 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 34 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska on Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 5:23 AM AKST (14:23 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 76 km NW of Paxson, 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
2016-12-20 14:23:50 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.359° N, 145.263° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.869 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.376 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.050 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.575 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.940 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.631 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.277 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.476 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.974 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.510 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.636 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.376 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.736 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.488 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.447 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.187 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.524 km S of Tanacross, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.927 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.315 km NNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.627 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.987 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016gbc9b62 (also filed as ak14773003). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.