Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 62 km NW of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 62 km NW of Paxson, Alaska on Fri, Sep 29, 2017, 7:35 AM AKDT (15:35 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 69 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Fort Greely forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-29 15:35:30 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.497° N, 146.455° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.881 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.632 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.431 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.546 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.569 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.566 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.663 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.346 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.076 km W of Paxson, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.567 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.971 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.452 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.663 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.869 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.865 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.767 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.737 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.629 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.070 km NNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.832 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.531 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.072 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.487 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.530 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.777 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 77 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.071 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.971 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.571 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.938 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.759 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017ci3bgso (also filed as ak16944280). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.