Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 34 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 34 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Fri, Sep 6, 2019, 12:00 AM AKDT (08:00 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km E of Mentasta Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-06 08:00:22 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.319° N, 145.143° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.530 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.535 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.429 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.530 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.733 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.410 km SSE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.04 km E of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 9
  8. 1.68 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.79 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.017 km WSW of Chistochina, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.939 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.917 km ENE of Slana, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.610 km S of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.584 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.487 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019bfxkxi4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.