M1.5 earthquake 30 km NE of Paxson, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 30 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Fri, Oct 4, 2019, 11:09 PM AKDT (07:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km E of Mentasta Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-10-05 07:09:43 UTC
- Depth
- 6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 63.247° N, 145.126° 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
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.733 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.410 km SSE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.04 km E of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 9
- 1.68 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.79 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.017 km WSW of Chistochina, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.730 km SW of Deltana, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.732 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019crvmjcx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.