Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 71 km NW of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 71 km NW of Paxson, Alaska on Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 3:15 PM AKDT (23:15 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 69 km E of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-03-26 23:15:52 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.509° N, 146.704° 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
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.516 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.259 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2737 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.779 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2737 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.660 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.05 km SSE of Big Delta, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.051 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.731 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.769 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.630 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.727 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.664 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.857 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 82 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.066 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.48 km WSW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2719 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.5Central Alaska · 2719 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.728 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2718 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.452 km N of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2714 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.163 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2706 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.377 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.878 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.621 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.832 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.555 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.660 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.535 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.855 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 75 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.361 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.668 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.564 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.769 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.054 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.248 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.625 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 87 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.668 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.447 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.852 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.780 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.083 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.570 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.784 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 80 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.668 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.635 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.551 km SW of Paxson, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 250 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.660 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.5Central Alaska · 2755 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.578 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.533 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.781 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.554 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.029 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.629 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.781 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.062 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.783 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.348 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.752 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0193wygsox. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC.