Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 31 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 31 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska on Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 1:36 AM AKDT (09:36 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 23 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-16 09:36:29 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.353° N, 145.413° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.672 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.547 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.679 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.823 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.026 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.113 km NNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.542 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.225 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.050 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.880 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.750 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.681 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.638 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.886 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.837 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.9Central Alaska · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.752 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.882 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.756 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.572 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 193 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.282 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.726 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.522 km WSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 1.817 km SSW of Deltana, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.582 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.921 km NNE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.617 km W of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.479 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213g6vpl3. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.