Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 35 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 35 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Wed, Jan 1, 2020, 1:11 AM AKST (10:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-01 10:11:35 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.322° N, 145.117° 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

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Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km SSE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.642 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.546 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.920 km E of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.836 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.854 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.029 km NNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.913 km WSW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.932 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.551 km N of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.938 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.741 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.248 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.831 km NNW of Chistochina, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.837 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 1.573 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.549 km E of Paxson, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.774 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.074 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.074 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.973 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.073 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.872 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.772 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.071 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.635 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.532 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.741 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.59 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.631 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.337 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0201tk44r (also filed as us70006t48). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.