Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km N of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km N of Paxson, Alaska on Wed, Dec 13, 2017, 5:27 PM AKST (02:27 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2017-12-14 02:27:55 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.339° N, 145.560° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.570 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.541 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.523 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.676 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.382 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.640 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.737 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.538 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.936 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.739 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.841 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.885 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.5Central Alaska · 3171 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.541 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.837 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.438 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.578 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.439 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.674 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.532 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.629 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.883 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.531 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017fzkdjpm (also filed as ak17598268). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:27 PM UTC.