M2.3 earthquake 38 km NE of Paxson, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 38 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Fri, Jan 22, 2021, 2:27 AM AKST (11:27 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 37 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
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-01-22 11:27:43 UTC
- Depth
- 12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 63.363° N, 145.138° 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
- 62
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.931 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.137 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.631 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.79 km SSW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.617 km W of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.921 km NNE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.817 km SSW of Deltana, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
- 1.531 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.827 km NE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02110kja71. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.