Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 31 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Sun, Sep 16, 2018, 12:22 AM AKDT (08:22 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 38 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-09-16 08:22:48 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.261° N, 145.126° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.652 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.838 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.939 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.111 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.410 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.95 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.010 km SSE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.711 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 2.436 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.582 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.624 km NE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.025 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.535 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.637 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018bwh367z (also filed as ak20255266). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.