Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 32 km N of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 32 km N of Paxson, Alaska on Thu, Nov 28, 2019, 10:46 PM AKST (07:46 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 Central Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-11-29 07:46:10 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.382° N, 145.676° 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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.580 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.337 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.781 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.580 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.631 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.741 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.770 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.532 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.381 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.635 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.071 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.772 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.872 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.073 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.973 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.074 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.074 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.774 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.549 km E of Paxson, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.573 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.735 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.379 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.642 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.9Central Alaska · 2459 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.546 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.836 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.575 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.976 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.267 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.854 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.029 km NNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.670 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.966 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.730 km SW of Deltana, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.573 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.968 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.878 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.782 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.477 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away

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