Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 39 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 39 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Thu, Mar 5, 2020, 9:53 AM AKST (18:53 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-05 18:53:34 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.341° N, 145.062° 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

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Stations used
53

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.030 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.537 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.539 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.538 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.326 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.625 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.925 km S of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.138 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.512 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.944 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.414 km WSW of Deltana, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.839 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.828 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.931 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.621 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.835 km S of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.8Central Alaska · 2401 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.837 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.831 km NNW of Chistochina, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.248 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.741 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.938 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.932 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0202zsysne (also filed as us60008agk). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.