Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 31 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 31 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska on Wed, Feb 6, 2019, 12:15 AM AKST (09:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 29 km NE of Paxson, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-02-06 09:15:51 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.352° N, 145.394° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.539 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.433 km N of Gakona, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.726 km S of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.839 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.638 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.738 km NW of Mentasta Lake, AK · 2769 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.783 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.781 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.629 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.029 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.781 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.5Central Alaska · 2756 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.551 km SW of Paxson, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 250 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.668 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.784 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.570 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.780 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.971 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.5Central Alaska · 2744 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.779 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.950 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.738 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.680 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 76 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.539 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.523 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.921 km WSW of Chistochina, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.737 km NE of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.632 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.828 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0191pcc2gh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.