Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 50 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 50 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska on Sun, Jan 6, 2019, 10:13 PM AKST (07:13 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 38 km NW of Mentasta Lake, AK. 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
2019-01-07 07:13:03 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.481° N, 146.136° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.828 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.632 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.561 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.563 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.879 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.539 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.576 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.680 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.870 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.573 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.738 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.950 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.731 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.575 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 82 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.539 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.049 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.726 km S of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.573 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.965 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 89 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.839 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.638 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.738 km NW of Mentasta Lake, AK · 2771 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.753 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.783 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.062 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.664 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.646 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.769 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.861 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.123 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.559 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.581 km W of Paxson, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.566 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.885 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019bp099t. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.