Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 52 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 52 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska on Fri, Oct 27, 2017, 12:28 PM AKDT (20:28 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-27 20:28:35 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.501° N, 146.134° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.4ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.4ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.869 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.865 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.767 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.737 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.629 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.070 km NNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.531 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.548 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.883 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.959 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.463 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.629 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.863 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.661 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.751 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.532 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.657 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.674 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.064 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.627 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.570 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.541 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.523 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.670 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.676 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.569 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.971 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.567 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.076 km W of Paxson, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.346 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.566 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.569 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.546 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.431 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.632 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.881 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.662 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away

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