Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km N of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km N of Paxson, Alaska on Fri, Apr 12, 2019, 12:13 AM AKDT (08:13 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 8 km WSW of Whitestone, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Deltana forecastMore in Alaska

Map

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

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-04-12 08:13:02 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.360° N, 145.544° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.48 km WSW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.5Central Alaska · 2722 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.728 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.452 km N of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2716 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.214 km N of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2713 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.377 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.878 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.832 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.535 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.852 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.587 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.775 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.479 km W of Paxson, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.523 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.825 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.925 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.273 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.051 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.05 km SSE of Big Delta, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.779 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.5Central Alaska · 2745 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.971 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.780 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.570 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.784 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.668 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.551 km SW of Paxson, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 250 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.5Central Alaska · 2758 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.578 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0194otnnpp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC.