M1.8 earthquake 30 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 30 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska on Sun, Jul 28, 2019, 3:01 AM AKDT (11:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 30 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-07-28 11:01:10 UTC
- Depth
- 4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 63.333° N, 145.353° 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
- 46
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.543 km S of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.910 km ENE of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.038 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.487 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.584 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.184 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.765 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.882 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.610 km S of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.939 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.182 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.885 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.685 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.634 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.530 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.535 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0199ltvjd3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.