Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 31 km N of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 31 km N of Paxson, Alaska on Mon, Feb 1, 2021, 7:23 AM AKST (16:23 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 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
2021-02-01 16:23:07 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.372° N, 145.704° 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
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.663 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.137 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.7Central Alaska · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.631 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.979 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.580 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.79 km SSW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.177 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.479 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.617 km W of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.582 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.817 km SSW of Deltana, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.531 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.716 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.672 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.547 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.679 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.573 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.338 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.386 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.685 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.589 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211h6uzjn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.