Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 33 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 4:14 AM AKDT (12:14 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 39 km SSW of Dry Creek, 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
2018-03-31 12:14:30 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.321° N, 145.201° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Central Alaska · 3107 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.885 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.689 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.133 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.586 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.049 km E of Paxson, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.636 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.921 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.636 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.739 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.430 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.031 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km NE of Fort Greely, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.831 km NNW of Chistochina, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.770 km WSW of Paxson, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.55 km W of Delta Junction, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.478 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.587 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018451li2b (also filed as ak18866725). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC.