M3.6 earthquake 29 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Sat, Mar 9, 2019, 1:26 PM AKST (22:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.7	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.057 · 30 stations

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01934tsq72 (also filed as us1000jd1l). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.