M1.6 earthquake 25 km NE of Paxson, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 9:54 PM AKDT (05:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 38 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-04-01 05:54:42 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 63.220° N, 145.207° 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
- 52
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.925 km S of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.138 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.512 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.944 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.414 km WSW of Deltana, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.839 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.828 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.931 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.621 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.538 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.838 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.229 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.219 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.349 km SSW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 2.326 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.538 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.539 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.537 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.030 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.339 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.835 km S of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.8Central Alaska · 2401 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020488qrfv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.