Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 32 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 32 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Sat, Feb 8, 2020, 7:14 AM AKST (16:14 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 37 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-08 16:14:40 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.332° N, 145.242° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.551 km N of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.938 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.741 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.248 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.831 km NNW of Chistochina, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.837 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.8Central Alaska · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.835 km S of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.339 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.030 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.537 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.539 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.538 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.326 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.625 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.925 km S of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.138 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 1.913 km WSW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.029 km NNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.854 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.836 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0201srkk3c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:07 PM UTC.