M2.6 earthquake 32 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 32 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Tue, Jan 8, 2019, 11:27 AM AKST (20:27 UTC), 8 km (5 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019dkd9js (also filed as us2000j1ia). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC.