Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska on Fri, Dec 1, 2017, 7:59 AM AKST (16:59 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 41 km NW of Mentasta Lake, 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
2017-12-01 16:59:58 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.340° N, 145.424° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.532 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.627 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.570 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.541 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.523 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.382 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.640 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.737 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.538 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.936 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.739 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.841 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.885 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.515 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.5Central Alaska · 3171 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.541 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.883 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.531 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.629 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.737 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.767 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017feawyv4 (also filed as ak17420908). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:51 AM UTC.